{
  "url": "https://openlegislation.uk/opticians-act-1989/schedule-1A/paragraph-3",
  "json_url": "https://openlegislation.uk/opticians-act-1989/schedule-1A/paragraph-3.json",
  "legislation": "ukpga/1989/44",
  "legislation_title": "Opticians Act 1989",
  "legislation_url": "https://openlegislation.uk/opticians-act-1989",
  "path": "schedule/1A/paragraph/3",
  "kind": "paragraph",
  "number": "3",
  "heading": "Notice of appealable registration decisions",
  "text": "(1) Where an appealable registration decision is made, the person making the decision shall serve on the person concerned notice of—\n(a) the decision;\n(b) the reasons for the decision; and\n(c) the person’s right to appeal under paragraph 4 below.\n(2) Failure to serve on an applicant notification of a decision in respect of an application for registration, retention or restoration (including registration or restoration of an entry relating to a specialty or proficiency) under any provision mentioned in paragraph 2(1) above within the requisite period shall be treated as a decision from which the applicant may appeal under paragraph 4 below.",
  "extent": null,
  "status": null,
  "version": "current",
  "annotations": [
    {
      "type": "F",
      "label": "F1",
      "text": "Sch. 1A inserted (coming into force in accordance with art. 1(3)-(6) of the amending S.I.) by The Opticians Act 1989 (Amendment) Order 2005 (S.I. 2005/848), art. 27 (with Sch. 2)"
    }
  ],
  "outstanding_effects": [],
  "provenance": {
    "source": "legislation.gov.uk",
    "source_url": "https://www.legislation.gov.uk/ukpga/1989/44/schedule/1A/paragraph/3",
    "retrieved_at": "2026-10-29T09:44:45.355543+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."
}