# The General Optical Council (Membership) Order of Council 2001, 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.

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Source: https://www.legislation.gov.uk/uksi/2001/3057/schedule/paragraph/9 (the official version)
Page: https://openlegislation.uk/general-optical-council-membership-order-of-council-2001/schedule/paragraph-9
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