PART 2 The Council, its Committees and Registration

Register of optometrists

7.—(1) In section 7 (registers of opticians)—

(a) for paragraph (a) substitute—

“(a) a register of optometrists; and”; and

(b) for the words “names, addresses and qualifications” substitute “names and addresses”.

(2) Any person who was registered in either of the registers of ophthalmic opticians immediately before the coming into force of paragraph (1) shall be treated on the day that paragraph comes into force as having his name in the register of optometrists.