22. In the Sight Testing (Examination and Prescription) (No. 2) Regulations 1989(1)—
(a)in regulation 2(1) (interpretation), for the definition of “optician” substitute—
““optometrist” means a registered optometrist;”;
(b)for the word “optician”, wherever it occurs, substitute “optometrist”;
(c)in regulation 3(1)(b) (examination) at the end add—
“and
(iii)if he is referring the patient to a doctor, setting out the reason for the referral.”;
(d)in regulation 4 (exceptions to the duty to issue a prescription statement), for the word “opticians” substitute “optometrists”; and
(e)in regulation 5(1) (particulars to be included in a prescription or statement), in sub-paragraph (a) at the end add “and such other particulars as may be necessary to enable each lens to be replicated.”.
S.I. 1989/1230.