Section 2

In this Act, unless the context otherwise requires —“annual licence” means an annual licence granted under section 9;“Authority” means the Health Sciences Authority established under the Health Sciences Authority Act (Cap. 122C);“Board” means the Contact Lens Practitioners Board established under section 3;“contact lens practitioner” means a person engaged in the testing of sight and the prescription or the fitting of contact lenses;“institution” means an institution of higher learning and includes a university, college or polytechnic;“licence” means an annual licence or a provisional licence granted under this Act;“provisional licence” means a provisional licence granted under section 10;“register” means the register of contact lens practitioners maintained under section 6;“registered contact lens practitioner” means a contact lens practitioner whose name is registered in the register;“registered medical practitioner” has the same meaning as in the Medical Registration Act (Cap. 174);“Registrar” means the Registrar of the Board appointed under section 5(1);“testing of sight” means the examination of the eyes and the measurement of their functions and powers with the object of —