Paragraph 6 Opticians Act 1989
The obligation imposed on a registered optometrist or registered dispensing optician by subsection (1) of the section 10A of the Opticians Act 1989 as substituted by paragraph 7 of Schedule 1 does not apply during the transitional period for so long as there is in force in relation to that registered optometrist or registered dispensing optician a policy or arrangement which—
(a)
was in force in relation to him immediately before the appointed day; and
(b)
was at that time adequate and appropriate for the purposes of the old section 10A of that Act.