# The Medicines (Sale or Supply) (Miscellaneous Amendments) Regulations 2008, Regulation 3: Amendment of the Child Safety Regulations


(1) The Child Safety Regulations shall be amended as follows.
(2) In regulation 1 (citation, commencement and interpretation), in paragraph (2) after the definition of “ nurse prescriber” 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;”.
(3) In regulation 3 (exemptions from regulation 2), in paragraph (1), in sub-paragraph (a) after “pharmacist independent prescriber” insert “, optometrist independent prescriber”.

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Source: https://www.legislation.gov.uk/uksi/2008/1162/regulation/3 (the official version)
Page: https://openlegislation.uk/medicines-sale-or-supply-miscellaneous-amendments-regulations-2008/regulation-3
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