# The Opticians Act 1989 (Amendment) Order 2005, Paragraph 1


In section 13 (supervision of training institutions and qualifying examinations)—
(a) for the words “institution” and “institutions”, wherever they occur, substitute respectively “establishment” and “establishments”;
(b) in subsections (1) and (5)(a)(i), for the word “opticians” substitute “optometrists or dispensing opticians”;
(c) in subsections (1), (2) and (4)(a) and (b), and in the section heading, for the word “examinations” substitute “assessments”;
(d) in subsection (3), for the word “examination” substitute “assessment”;
(e) in subsection (5)(a)(ii), for the words “examinations taken” substitute “assessment undertaken”;
(f) after subsection (5), insert—
“(5A) Where rules are made under section 23A(2) above, a notice under subsection (5) above or subsection (8) below may be given by means of an electronic communication.”; and
(g) in subsection (11), omit the words “with the approval of the Privy Council”.

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Source: https://www.legislation.gov.uk/ukdsi/2005/0110722671/schedule/1/paragraph/1 (the official version)
Page: https://openlegislation.uk/draft-opticians-act-1989-amendment-order-2005/schedule-1/paragraph-1
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