# The Medicines for Human Use (Prescribing) (Miscellaneous Amendments) Order 2005, Article 2: Amendment of article 1 of the Prescribing Order


In article 1 of the Prescribing Order (citation, commencement, extent and interpretation), in paragraph (4)—
(a) after the definition of “registered midwife”, insert the following definition—
““registered optometrist” means a person whose name is entered in the register of optometrists maintained under section 7(a) of the Opticians Act 1989;”;
(b) in the definition of “relevent register”—
(i) in paragraph (b) omit “and”;
(ii) in paragraph (c), after “that register;” insert “and”; and
(iii) after paragraph (c), insert—
“(d) in relation to a registered optometrist, the register of optometrists maintained under section 7(a) of the Opticians Act 1989;”;
(c) in the definition of “supplementary prescriber”—
(i) in paragraph (c), omit “or”;
(ii) in paragraph (d), after “radiographers: diagnostic or therapeutic,” insert “or”; and
(iii) after paragraph (d), insert—
“(e) a registered optometrist,”.

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Source: https://www.legislation.gov.uk/uksi/2005/1507/article/2 (the official version)
Page: https://openlegislation.uk/medicines-for-human-use-prescribing-miscellaneous-amendments-order-2005/article-2
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