The Medicines for Human Use (Prescribing) (Miscellaneous Amendments) Order 2005

Amendment of article 1 of the POM Order

3.  In article 1 of the POM Order (citation, commencement and interpretation), in paragraph (2)—

(a) after the definition of “the Act”, insert the following definition—

““additional supply optometrist” means a person who is registered as an optometrist, and against whose name particulars of the additional supply speciality have been entered in the relevant register;”;

(b) in the definition of “relevant register”(1)—

(i) in paragraph (b) omit “and”;

(ii) in paragraph (c), after “that register” insert “; and”; and

(iii) after paragraph (c), insert—

“(d) in relation to a registered optometrist, the register of optometrists maintained under section 7(a) of the Opticians Act 1989;”;

(c) in the definition of “supplementary prescriber”(2)—

(i) in paragraph (c), omit “or”;

(ii) in paragraph (d), after “radiographers: diagnostic or therapeutic;” insert “or”; and

(iii) after paragraph (d), insert—

“(e) a registered optometrist,”.

(1)

The definition of relevant register was amended by S.I. 2004/1771 and 2005/765

(2)

The definition of “supplementary prescriber” was inserted by S.I. 2003/696 and amended by S.I. 2004/1771 and S.I. 2005/765.