Amendment of regulation 2 of the Charges Regulations
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3. In regulation 2 (interpretation) of the Charges Regulations—
(a)in the definition of “prescription form”, at the end of the definition, insert “and includes a prescription form provided and issued under equivalent arrangements having effect in Scotland, Wales or Northern Ireland;”; and
(b)in the definition of “supplementary prescriber” after paragraph (a)(iv) insert—
“(v)the register of optometrists maintained by the General Optical Council in pursuance of section 7 (register of opticians) of the Opticians Act 1989(1); and”.
(1)
1989 (c. 44). Section 7 was amended by S.I. 2005/848.