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Optometrists and Opticians Act

(CHAPTER 213A)

Optometrists and Opticians
(Composition of Offences)
Regulations 2012

In exercise of the powers conferred by section 37(2)(q) of the Optometrists and Opticians Act, the Minister for Health, after consulting the Optometrists and Opticians Board, hereby makes the following Regulations:

Citation and commencement

1. These Regulations may be cited as the Optometrists and Opticians (Composition of Offences) Regulations 2012 and shall come into operation on 1st February 2012.

Compoundable offences

2. The following offences may be compounded by the Board in accordance with section 29 of the Act:

(a)

any offence under section 13(4), 17(3) or 18(7) of the Act; and

(b)

any offence under section 25(4) of the Act in connection with any failure to comply with section 25(1) of the Act involving —

(i)	the carrying out of any practice of optometry or opticianry by a qualified person otherwise than in accordance with the prescribed conditions; or
(ii)	the carrying out of any practice of optometry or opticianry by a person who does not have in force a practising certificate which authorises him to carry out that practice.

Made this 11th day of January 2012.

YONG YING-I

Permanent Secretary,
Ministry of Health,
Singapore.

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