Optometrists and Opticians (Exemption from section 25(1)) (Amendment) Order 2014

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Published in Subsidiary Legislation Supplement
on 14 Aug 2014

No. S 538

Optometrists and Opticians Act

(CHAPTER 213A)

Optometrists and Opticians
(Exemption from section 25(1)) (Amendment)
Order 2014

In exercise of the powers conferred by section 35(1) of the Optometrists and Opticians Act, the Minister for Health hereby makes the following Order:

Citation and commencement

1. This Order may be cited as the Optometrists and Opticians (Exemption from section 25(1)) (Amendment) Order 2014 and shall come into operation on 15 August 2014.

Deletion and substitution of paragraph 3

2. Paragraph 3 of the Optometrists and Opticians (Exemption from section 25(1)) Order (O 1) is deleted and the following paragraph substituted therefor:

“Exemption of orthoptists

3. An individual who holds a degree in orthoptics or such equivalent qualification as the Board may approve in any particular case, is exempted from section 25(1) of the Act in relation to the performance by the individual of refraction, and of binocular vision tests and visual field tests to detect abnormalities of the eye of a patient if —

(a)

for an individual who obtained that degree prior to 1 January 2008, he performs the refraction, binocular vision tests and visual field tests under the supervision of an ophthalmologist or on an ophthalmologist’s patient upon a referral from the ophthalmologist; or

(b)

for an individual who obtained that degree on or after 1 January 2008 —

(i)	he holds, in addition, any qualification specified in the Schedule or such equivalent qualification as the Board may approve in any particular case; and
(ii)	he performs the refraction, binocular vision tests and visual field tests under the supervision of an ophthalmologist or on an ophthalmologist’s patient upon a referral from the ophthalmologist.”.

New Schedule

3. The Optometrists and Opticians (Exemption from section 25(1)) Order is amended by inserting, immediately after paragraph 8, the following Schedule:

“THE SCHEDULE

Paragraph 3(b)(i)

QUALIFICATIONS

First column

Second column

Third column

Country

Body Granting Qualifications

Qualifications

Australia

1.	The University of Sydney

Master of Orthoptics

2.	The University of Sydney

Bachelor of Applied Science (Orthoptics)

3.	The University of Sydney

Bachelor of Applied Science (Orthoptics) Honours

4.	The University of Sydney

Bachelor of Health Sciences/Master of Clinical Vision Sciences

5.	The University of Sydney

Master of Clinical Vision Sciences

6.	La Trobe University

Master of Orthoptics

7.	La Trobe University

Master of Orthoptics (Honours)

8.	La Trobe University

Bachelor of Health Sciences and Master of Orthoptics

9.	La Trobe University

Bachelor of Health Sciences and Master of Orthoptics (Honours)

10.	La Trobe University

Bachelor of Orthoptics

11.	La Trobe University

Bachelor of Orthoptics (Honours)

12.	La Trobe University

Bachelor of Orthoptic and Ophthalmic Sciences

13.	La Trobe University

Bachelor of Orthoptic and Ophthalmic Sciences (Honours)

United Kingdom

1.	Glasgow Caledonian University

BSc (Hons) Orthoptics

2.	University of Liverpool

BSc (Hons) in Orthoptics

3.	University of Sheffield

BMedSci (Hons) Orthoptics

”.

Made on 14 August 2014.

TAN CHING YEE

Permanent Secretary,
Ministry of Health,
Singapore.

[MH 14:23/4; AG/LLRD/SL/213A/2011/4 Vol. 1]

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