Optometrists and Opticians Act
(CHAPTER 213A, Section 37)
Optometrists and Opticians (Registration and Practising Certificates) Regulations
Rg 1
G.N. No. S 90/2009

REVISED EDITION 2009
(31st August 2009)
[22nd February 2008]
PART I
PRELIMINARY
Citation
1.  These Regulations may be cited as the Optometrists and Opticians (Registration and Practising Certificates) Regulations.
Definitions
2.  In these Regulations, unless the context otherwise requires —
“Accreditation and Examinations Committee” means a committee appointed by the Board under section 30 of the Act;
“approved foreign qualification in opticianry” means a certificate or diploma in opticianry obtained from a foreign institution specified in Part II of the First Schedule;
“approved foreign qualification in optometry” means a diploma or degree in optometry obtained from a foreign institution specified in Part II of the Second Schedule;
“approved local qualification in opticianry” means a certificate or diploma in opticianry obtained from a local institution specified in Part I of the First Schedule;
“approved local qualification in optometry” means a diploma or degree in optometry obtained from a local institution specified in Part I of the Second Schedule;
“Certificate in Contact Lens Practice” means a certificate in Contact Lens Practice issued by the Singapore Polytechnic between 1990 and 1995;
“conditional registration” means a registration subject to such conditions as the Board thinks fit.