Article 2 Amendment of article 1 of the POM Order
In article 1 of the POM Order (citation, commencement and interpretation), in paragraph (2) after the definition of “operator” insert the following definition—
““optometrist independent prescriber” means a person—
- (a)
who is a registered optometrist, and
- (b)
against whose name is recorded in the relevant register an annotation signifying that he is qualified to order drugs, medicines and appliances as an optometrist independent prescriber;”.