# The Health and Medicines Act 1988 (Commencement No. 6) Order 1989

S.I. 1989/1229 · made 19 July 1989

This Order brings into force the provision of the Health and Medicines Act 1988 which relates to the duties to be performed on sight testing. The provision is brought into force in stages, for some purposes on 20th July 1989 and for remaining purposes on 31st July 1989. This Order revokes an earlier defective commencement order.

Made under: Health and Medicines Act 1988 (Section 26)

PDFs: Printed copy https://openlegislation.uk/health-and-medicines-act-1988-commencement-no-6-order-1989/pdf/uksi_19891229_en.pdf

## Introductory text

OPTICIANS
Made 19th July 1989
In exercise of powers conferred by section 26(1) of the Health and Medicines Act 1988 and of all other powers enabling me in that behalf, I hereby make the following Order:–

## 1 Citation

(1) This Order may be cited as the Health and Medicines Act 1988 (Commencement No. 6) Order 1989.
(2) In this Order –
“the 1958 Act” means the Opticians Act 1958;
“the 1988 Act” means the Health and Medicines Act 1988.

## 2 Days appointed

(1) 20th July 1989 is the day appointed for the coming into force of section 14 of the 1988 Act (duties to be performed on sight-testing) so far as it inserts subsections (1), (3), (8) and (9) of section 20B of the 1958 Act.
(2) 31st July 1989 is the day appointed for the coming into force of section 14 of the 1988 Act so far as it relates to subsections (2), (4), (5), (6) and (7) of section 20B of the 1958 Act.

## 3 Revocation

The Health and Medicines Act 1988 (Commencement No. 5) Order 1989 is hereby revoked.

## Signature

K Clarke
One of Her Majesty’s Principal Secretaries of State
19th July 1989

## Explanatory note

(This note is not part of the Order)
This Order brings into force the provision of the Health and Medicines Act 1988 which relates to the duties to be performed on sight testing. The provision is brought into force in stages, for some purposes on 20th July 1989 and for remaining purposes on 31st July 1989. This Order revokes an earlier defective commencement order.

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Page: https://openlegislation.uk/health-and-medicines-act-1988-commencement-no-6-order-1989
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