Paragraph 9
(1)
A candidate for election as a person to represent registered dispensing opticians shall be nominated in writing by not less than six registered dispensing opticians whose registered addresses are in the United Kingdom.
(2)
A nomination shall be valid only if received by the nomination day and made in the form set out in Appendix C to this Scheme and signed by the person or persons nominating the candidate.
(3)
The nominations may be comprised in more than one form but every form shall include a statement signed by the candidate identifying himself and confirming his willingness to stand as candidate for the vacancy for which he has been nominated.