2006 No. 134
The Sight Testing (Examination and Prescription) Amendment (Scotland) Regulations 2006
Made
Laid before the Scottish Parliament
Coming into force
The Scottish Ministers, in exercise of powers conferred by section 26(1) and (3) of the Opticians Act 19891 and of all other powers enabling them in that behalf, hereby make the following Regulations:
Citation, commencement and extent1
1
These Regulations may be cited as the Sight Testing (Examination and Prescription) Amendment (Scotland) Regulations 2006 and shall come into force on 1st April 2006.
2
These Regulations extend to Scotland only.
Amendment of the Sight Testing (Examination and Prescription) (No. 2) Regulations 19892
1
The Sight Testing (Examination and Prescription) (No. 2) Regulations 19892 are amended as follows.
2
In regulation 3(1), for “paragraph (2)” substitute “paragraphs (2) and (3)”.
3
After regulation 3(2)3, insert–
3
In Scotland, the provisions of paragraphs (1)(b)(ii) do not apply where the doctor or optometrist refers the patient to an ophthalmic hospital, in accordance with paragraph 14(4) of Schedule 1 to the National Health Service (General Ophthalmic Services) (Scotland) Regulations 20064.
(This note is not part of the Regulations)