Contact Lens Practitioners Regulations 1996

No. S 85

Contact Lens Practitioners Act 1995

(Act 25 of 1995)

Contact Lens Practitioners Regulations 1996

In exercise of the powers conferred by section 24 of the Contact Lens Practitioners Act 1995, the Contact Lens Practitioners Board, with the approval of the Minister for Health, hereby makes the following Regulations:

Citation and commencement

1. These Regulations may be cited as the Contact Lens Practitioners Regulations 1996 and shall be deemed to have come into operation on 1st February 1996.

2.—(1) The register of contact lens practitioners shall be in Form 1 set out in the First Schedule.

(2) Any person may, upon payment of the prescribed fee, inspect the register during the office hours of the Board.

(3) The Registrar may provide a certified true copy of an entry in the register to any person on payment of the prescribed fee.

Application for registration

3.—(1) A person applying for registration as a contact lens practitioner shall apply in such form as may be required by the Registrar.

(2) The application form shall be submitted by the applicant in person to the Registrar with —

(a)	the prescribed fee;
(b)	original certificates of the qualifications entitling the applicant to be registered in accordance with section 7(1) of the Act;
(c)	one copy of each certificate referred to in paragraph (b);
(d)	2 recent passport size photographs of the applicant; and
(e)	2 certificates as to the good character and reputation of the applicant signed by reputable persons resident in Singapore or, where the Registrar thinks fit, by any such persons resident outside Singapore.

(3) The Registrar may require the applicant to produce such proof of identity as he thinks fit.

Certificate of registration

4.—(1) A certificate of registration issued to a registered contact lens practitioner shall be in Form 2 set out in the First Schedule.

(2) The Registrar may, on the request of a registered contact lens practitioner and on payment of the prescribed fee, provide a certified true copy of the certificate of registration.

(3) A registered contact lens practitioner whose registration is cancelled shall, immediately upon the cancellation taking effect, return the certificate of registration and any certified true copies thereof to the Registrar.

Annual licence

5.—(1) An annual licence granted under section 9 of the Act shall be in Form 3 set out in the First Schedule.

(2) The Registrar may, on the request of a registered contact lens practitioner and on payment of the prescribed fee, provide a certified true copy of the annual licence.

(3) Where an annual licence is revoked, the annual licence and any certified true copies thereof shall be returned to the Registrar immediately upon the revocation.

Renewal of annual licence

6.—(1) An application for the renewal of an annual licence under section 9(3) of the Act shall be made in such form as the Registrar may require.

(2) Such an application for the renewal of an annual licence shall be submitted to the Registrar not later than 14 days before the date when the annual licence expires and shall be accompanied by the prescribed fee.

(3) If an application for renewal of an annual licence or the prescribed fee is submitted later than the time stipulated in paragraph (2), the applicant shall in addition pay a late fee as prescribed.

Provisional licence

7.—(1) A person applying for a provisional licence under section 10 of the Act shall apply in such form as may be required by the Registrar.

(2) The application form shall be submitted by the applicant in person to the Registrar with —

(a)	the prescribed fee;
(b)	documentary proof that immediately prior to 1st February 1996, the applicant had been practising as a contact lens practitioner for a continuous period of not less than 2 years;
(c)	documentary proof that the applicant is registered to undergo or is undergoing a course approved by the Board under section 7(3) of the Act;
(d)	2 recent passport size photographs of the applicant; and
(e)	2 certificates as to the good character and reputation of the applicant signed by reputable persons resident in Singapore.

(3) A provisional licence granted under section 10 of the Act shall be in Form 4 set out in the First Schedule.

(4) The Registrar may, on the request of a person holding a provisional licence and on payment of the prescribed fee, provide a certified true copy of the provisional licence.

(5) Where a provisional licence is revoked, the provisional licence and any certified true copies thereof shall be returned to the Registrar immediately upon the revocation.

Provisional licence holder on qualifying to be registered as a contact lens practitioner

8.—(1) The holder of the provisional licence shall, as soon as possible after qualifying for registration as a contact lens practitioner, apply to be registered in such form as may be required by the Registrar.

(2) An application for registration by the holder of a provisional licence shall be accompanied by —

(a)	the prescribed fee; and
(b)	documentary proof that the applicant has, within the time specified by the Board in his case, completed the course of instruction and passed the examination qualifying him to be registered as a contact lens practitioner.

Reinstatement in the register

9.—(1) A person applying for his name to be reinstated in the register after his registration has been cancelled under section 12(1) of the Act shall submit an application in writing to the Registrar, together with payment of the prescribed fee, stating the grounds on which the application is made.

(2) The application shall be accompanied by at least 2 certificates as to the good character and reputation of the applicant signed by a registered contact lens practitioner, a magistrate or a Justice of the Peace.

(3) Upon receipt of the application, the Registrar shall refer it to the Board for consideration.

(4) The Board may require the applicant to furnish such further documents or information as it thinks fit.

(5) Except with the leave of the Board, neither the applicant nor any other person may appear before the Board to make any representation in respect of the application.

Fees

10. The fees payable under these Regulations shall be as prescribed in the Second Schedule.

Made this 26th day of February 1996.

VICTOR YONG SHEE HEUNG

Chairman,
Contact Lens Practitioners Board,
Singapore.

[MH 78:24 Tp 22; AG/SL/3/96]

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