Singapore legislation
Section 5
Section 5
Functions of Board
The functions of the Board are —
(a)
to approve or reject applications for registration under this Act and to approve any such applications subject to such restrictions as it may think fit;
(b)
to accredit courses in the practice of optometry and opticianry in Singapore for the purposes of registration;
(c)
to issue guidelines on the standards for the practice of optometry and opticianry;
(d)
to make recommendations to the appropriate authorities for the training and education of optometrists and opticians;
(e)
to determine and regulate the conduct and ethics of optometrists and opticians; and
(f)
generally to do all such acts, matters and things as are necessary to be carried out under or for the purposes of this Act.