# The Opticians Act 1989 (Amendment) Order 2005, Paragraph 24: The National Health Service (Service Committees and Tribunal) Regulations 1992


In regulation 2 of the National Health Service (Service Committees and Tribunal) Regulations 1992 (interpretation) for the definition of “optician” substitute—
““optician” means—
(a) in the context of any provision requiring a member of a body constituted under these Regulations to be an optician, an optometrist whose name is registered in the register of optometrists maintained under section 7(a) of the Opticians Act 1989; or
(b) in any other context, an optometrist whose name is registered in the register of optometrists maintained under section 7(a) of that Act or a body corporate registered in the register of bodies corporate maintained under section 9 of that Act carrying on business as an optometrist;”.

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Source: https://www.legislation.gov.uk/ukdsi/2005/0110722671/schedule/1/paragraph/24 (the official version)
Page: https://openlegislation.uk/draft-opticians-act-1989-amendment-order-2005/schedule-1/paragraph-24
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