Regulation 5 Amendment of the Sight Testing Regulations

In regulation 4 of the Sight Testing (Examination and Prescription) (No.2) Regulations 1989^f1 (exceptions to the duty to issue a prescription or statement)—

(a)

at the end of paragraph (b), omit “or”; and

(b)

after paragraph (c), insert—

“; or

(d)

the patient is being fitted with contact lenses as part of the medical or clinical treatment provided for an eye condition.”.

Annotations

Footnotes

f1: S.I. 1989/1230. The Regulations were made under the Opticians Act 1958 (c. 32), but have effect under the Opticians Act 1989 by virtue of the Interpretation Act 1978 (c. 30), section 17(2)(b); regulation 4 was amended by S.I. 2005/848.