Paragraph 1A F1

For the purposes of this Order, a person (“P”) performs the functions of a dispenser of hearing aids if P—

with a view to the sale, whether by P or another, of a hearing aid to, or for the use of, that individual and “hearing aid dispenser” shall be construed accordingly.

In sub-paragraph (1)—

• “hearing aid” means an electronic device, designed to be placed outside or within the ear, which processes and amplifies sounds using electro-acoustic or electro-magnetic systems in order to compensate for hearing loss;

• “sale” means supply by way of retail sale or by way of hire but does not include a sale to a person acquiring for the purposes of trade.