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  "url": "https://openlegislation.uk/general-optical-council-registration-rules-order-of-council-2005/schedule/paragraph-4",
  "json_url": "https://openlegislation.uk/general-optical-council-registration-rules-order-of-council-2005/schedule/paragraph-4.json",
  "legislation": "uksi/2005/1478",
  "legislation_title": "The General Optical Council (Registration Rules) Order of Council 2005",
  "legislation_url": "https://openlegislation.uk/general-optical-council-registration-rules-order-of-council-2005",
  "path": "schedule/paragraph/4",
  "kind": "paragraph",
  "number": "4",
  "heading": "Applications for entry in a register of particulars of a specialty or for restoration of an entry",
  "text": "(1) An application for—\n(a) the entry in a register of particulars of a specialty; or\n(b) restoration of such an entry following its removal by the registrar,\nshall be submitted to the registrar in such form (including electronic) as may be specified by the Council.\n(2) Paragraph (1)(b) does not apply in relation to an application for the restoration in a register of a person's entry relating to a specialty following its removal on a direction of the Fitness to Practise Committee under section 13F (powers of the Fitness to Practice Committee) .",
  "extent": null,
  "status": null,
  "version": "current",
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    {
      "type": "M",
      "label": "M1",
      "text": "Applications for restoration of an entry relating to a specialty following its removal on a direction by the Fitness to Practice Committee under section 13F of the Opticians Act 1989 (c. 44) are made under the General Optical Council (Registration Appeals) Rules 2005."
    }
  ],
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    "source": "legislation.gov.uk",
    "source_url": "https://www.legislation.gov.uk/uksi/2005/1478/schedule/paragraph/4",
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  },
  "licence": "Open Government Licence v3.0",
  "licence_url": "https://www.nationalarchives.gov.uk/doc/open-government-licence/version/3/",
  "attribution": "Contains public sector information licensed under the Open Government Licence v3.0. Source: legislation.gov.uk, The National Archives."
}