2. Interpretation

In this Act, unless the context otherwise requires —“Board” means the Optometrists and Opticians Board established under section 4;“certificate of registration” means a certificate of registration issued by the Board under section 17;[Deleted by Act 11 of 2023 wef 01/05/2023]“eye care” means any form of healthcare that is related to the diagnosis and treatment of eye or vision‑related conditions;“inspector” means an inspector appointed by the Board under section 31(1);“institution of higher learning” means a polytechnic or university;“medical practitioner” means a person who is registered under the Medical Registration Act 1997;“member” means a member of the Board;“ophthalmologist” means a person who is, by virtue of registration in the Register of Specialists under the Medical Registration Act 1997, entitled to practise as a specialist in ophthalmology;“optical appliances” means lenses, spectacles, eyeglasses, artificial eyes, contact lenses or appurtenances thereto for the aid or correction of visual or ocular anomalies of the eyes;“optician” means a person who is registered in the Register of Opticians under this Act;“opticianry” or “the practice of opticianry” means any of the acts or activities specified in Part 1 of the Schedule;“optometrist” means a person who is registered in the Register of Optometrists under this Act;“optometry” or “the practice of optometry” means any of the acts or activities specified in Part 2 of the Schedule;“practising certificate” means a practising certificate issued under section 18;“refraction” means an eye examination to measure the power of vision;“Register of Opticians” means the Register of Opticians kept and maintained under section 13(1)(b);“Register of Optometrists” means the Register of Optometrists kept and maintained under section 13(1)(a);“registered person” means a person who is registered under section 15 for the carrying out of any practice of optometry or opticianry;“Registrar” means the Registrar of the Board;“registration” means the registration of any person under section 15 as an optometrist or optician;“regulations” means regulations made under section 37.

“Board” means the Optometrists and Opticians Board established under section 4;

“certificate of registration” means a certificate of registration issued by the Board under section 17;

“eye care” means any form of healthcare that is related to the diagnosis and treatment of eye or vision‑related conditions;

“inspector” means an inspector appointed by the Board under section 31(1);

“institution of higher learning” means a polytechnic or university;

“medical practitioner” means a person who is registered under the Medical Registration Act 1997;

“member” means a member of the Board;

“ophthalmologist” means a person who is, by virtue of registration in the Register of Specialists under the Medical Registration Act 1997, entitled to practise as a specialist in ophthalmology;

“optical appliances” means lenses, spectacles, eyeglasses, artificial eyes, contact lenses or appurtenances thereto for the aid or correction of visual or ocular anomalies of the eyes;

“optician” means a person who is registered in the Register of Opticians under this Act;

“opticianry” or “the practice of opticianry” means any of the acts or activities specified in Part 1 of the Schedule;

“optometrist” means a person who is registered in the Register of Optometrists under this Act;

“optometry” or “the practice of optometry” means any of the acts or activities specified in Part 2 of the Schedule;

“practising certificate” means a practising certificate issued under section 18;

“refraction” means an eye examination to measure the power of vision;

“Register of Opticians” means the Register of Opticians kept and maintained under section 13(1)(b);

“Register of Optometrists” means the Register of Optometrists kept and maintained under section 13(1)(a);

“registered person” means a person who is registered under section 15 for the carrying out of any practice of optometry or opticianry;

“Registrar” means the Registrar of the Board;

“registration” means the registration of any person under section 15 as an optometrist or optician;

“regulations” means regulations made under section 37.