# The Opticians Act 1989 (Amendment) Order 2005, Paragraph 9: The National Health Service Act 1977


In section 128(1) of the National Health Service Act 1977 (interpretation and construction), for the definition of “ophthalmic optician”, substitute—
““ophthalmic optician” means a person registered in the register of optometrists maintained under section 7 of the Opticians Act 1989 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/9 (the official version)
Page: https://openlegislation.uk/draft-opticians-act-1989-amendment-order-2005/schedule-1/paragraph-9
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