{
  "url": "https://openlegislation.uk/general-optical-council-registration-rules-order-of-council-2005/schedule/paragraph-9",
  "json_url": "https://openlegislation.uk/general-optical-council-registration-rules-order-of-council-2005/schedule/paragraph-9.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/9",
  "kind": "paragraph",
  "number": "9",
  "heading": "Information required for entry of particulars of a specialty or restoration of such an entry",
  "text": "(1) An application under rule 4 for the entry in a register of particulars of a specialty or the restoration of an entry relating to a specialty shall include—\n(a) where the application is for an entry relating to a contact lens specialty and is reliant upon certification under rule 5 (certification) of the General Optical Council (Contact Lens Qualifications Etc.) Rules 1988 , a copy of the certificate; or\n(b) in any other case, a copy of a certificate of the qualification held by the applicant by virtue of which the application is made, including the name of the approved training establishment or other establishment from which, and the date upon which, the qualification was obtained (where this information is not stated on the certificate)\n(1A) Where the application is for an entry relating to the independent prescribing specialty, the application shall include details of the applicant’s practical experience relating to the work and activities listed in column 3 of the Table in rule 10 in relation to that specialty.\n(2) Where the application is for restoration of an entry relating to a specialty, the application shall—\n(a) where the applicant is not registered, be made at the same time as an application for restoration of the applicant's registration; or\n(b) where the applicant is registered, include his registration number.\n(3) The registrar may seek information additional to that provided with the application—\n(a) for the purposes of verifying information provided; or\n(b) as he may otherwise require for the purposes of determining the application.",
  "extent": "E+W+S+N.I.",
  "status": null,
  "version": "current",
  "annotations": [
    {
      "type": "F",
      "label": "F1",
      "text": "Sch. rule 9(1A) inserted (coming into force in accordance with Sch. rule 1(1) of the amending S.I.) by The General Optical Council (Therapeutics and Contact Lens Specialties) Rules Order of Council 2008 (S.I. 2008/1940), Sch. rule 2(3)"
    },
    {
      "type": "M",
      "label": "M1",
      "text": "The Rules were scheduled to S.I. 1985/856 and amended by Rules scheduled to S.I. 1988/1305."
    }
  ],
  "outstanding_effects": [],
  "provenance": {
    "source": "legislation.gov.uk",
    "source_url": "https://www.legislation.gov.uk/uksi/2005/1478/schedule/paragraph/9",
    "retrieved_at": "2026-10-29T04:58:11.715403+00:00"
  },
  "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."
}