Opticians Act, 1956
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Interpretation. |
2.—In this Act, save where the context otherwise requires— | |
“the appointed day” means the day appointed, by order made by the Minister under subsection (2) of section 3 of this Act, to be the appointed day for the purposes of this Act; | ||
“the Board” has the meaning specified in subsection (1) of section 5 of this Act; | ||
“the day of the commencement of the Register of Dispensing Opticians” means the day certified, by order made by the Minister under subsection (5) of section 32 of this Act, to be the day of the setting up of that Register; | ||
“the day of the commencement of the Register of Ophthalmic Opticians” means the day certified, by order made by the Minister under subsection (5) of section 23 of this Act, to be the day of the setting up of that Register; | ||
“the establishment day” means the day appointed, by order made by the Minister under subsection (1) of section 3 of this Act, to be the establishment day for the purposes of this Act; | ||
“the Minister” means the Minister for Health; | ||
“register” means the Register of Ophthalmic Opticians or the Register of Dispensing Opticians; | ||
“registered dispensing optician” means a person registered in the Register of Dispensing Opticians; | ||
“registered ophthalmic optician” means a person registered in the Register of Ophthalmic Opticians; | ||
“registered optician” means a person registered in a register; | ||
“rules” means rules made under section 18 of this Act; | ||
“spectacles” includes pince-nez, contact lenses and monocles, but does not include sun-glasses, goggles or similar articles. |