The Opticians Act 1989 (Amendment) Order 2005

The Sight Testing (Examination and Prescription) (No. 2) Regulations 1989

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.”.

(1)

S.I. 1989/1230.