Regulation 2

In these Regulations, unless the context otherwise requires —“aftercare” means the follow-up service provided to a patient after the prescription, fitting or supply of an optical appliance for that patient;“contact lens practice” means acts or activities specified in items 2, 5 and 6 of Part II of the Schedule to the Act, where such acts or activities relate to contact lenses;“contact lens practitioner” means a registered optometrist or an exempted optician permitted under the Act to carry out contact lens practice;“exempted optician” means a person referred to in paragraph 2(1) of the Optometrists and Opticians (Exemption from section 25(1)) Order (O 1);“patient” means a person who consults a registered person;“publicity” means any form of advertisement and includes any advertisement —