20. Restrictions on sale and supply of contact lenses
Feedback & supportSubject to this section, no person shall sell or supply contact lenses unless he has in force a licence under this Act.
licence
“licence” means an annual licence or a provisional licence granted under this Act;
Nothing in subsection (1) shall prohibit a manufacturer of, or a wholesale dealer in, contact lenses from supplying contact lenses in the ordinary course of business to —
a registered contact lens practitioner or the holder of a provisional licence;
any hospital, clinic, nursing home or other institution providing medical or surgical treatment;
any institution or other body for the purpose of education or research;
a Government department; or
any other person for the sole purpose of export.
Any person who contravenes subsection (1) shall be guilty of an offence and shall be liable on conviction to a fine not exceeding $5,000 or to imprisonment for a term not exceeding 6 months or to both.