Health Services and Public Health Act 1968

20 Redefinition of "dispensing optician" and "ophthalmic optician" for purposes of the 1946 and 1947 Acts

(1) For the definitions, in section 79(1) of the 1946 Act, of " dispensing optician " and " ophthalmic optician ", there shall be substituted respectively the following definitions:—

• “' dispensing optician ' means a person who is registered in the register kept under section 2 of the [1958 c. 32.] Opticians Act 1958 of dispensing opticians or a body corporate enrolled in the list kept under section 4 of that Act of such bodies carrying on business as dispensing opticians;

• ' ophthalmic optician ' means a person registered in either of the registers kept under section 2 of the Opticians Act 1958 of ophthalmic opticians or a body corporate enrolled in the list kept under section 4 of that Act of such bodies carrying on business as ophthalmic opticians”.

(2) This section shall have effect in Scotland as if, for the reference therein to section 79(1) of the 1946 Act, there were substituted a reference to section 80(1) of the 1947 Act.