The Opticians Act 1989 (Amendment) Order 2005

Publication of register

13.  For section 11 (publication of registers and lists) substitute—

“Publication of registers and proof of registration

11.— (1) The Council shall publish from time to time information from each register in such form (including electronic form) as they consider appropriate.

(2) The information published by the Council shall include—

(a) a list of all persons or bodies whose names are in the registers on a date specified by the Council at the time of publication;

(b) the number assigned to the person or body on the appropriate register; and

(c) such other particulars (if any) as the Council may direct in relation to registrants or a particular class of registrants.

(3) A copy of the appropriate register purporting to be published by the Council shall be evidence (and in Scotland sufficient evidence) in all proceedings that the persons or bodies whose names are in the appropriate register are registrants, and the absence of the name of any person or body from such a copy of the appropriate register shall be evidence, until the contrary is shown, that that person or body is not a registrant.

(4) The registrar may issue a certificate that—

(a) a person’s or body’s name is in the appropriate register;

(b) a person’s or body’s name is not in the appropriate register;

(c) a person’s or body’s name was in the appropriate register at a specified date or during a specified period;

(d) a person’s or body’s name was not in the appropriate register at a specified date or during a specified period; or

(e) a person’s or body’s name has never been in the appropriate register.

(5) A certificate issued under subsection (4) above shall be evidence (and in Scotland sufficient evidence) of the matters certified.

(6) Subsections (3) and (4) above shall apply to entries made in accordance with rules made under section 10(1A) above as they apply to registration in the appropriate register.”.