Section 29: Interpretation

In this Act, unless the context otherwise requires-
"accepted qualification" means a degree, diploma or other certificate prescribed under section 10 of this Act;
"Board" means the Optometrists and Dispensing Opticians Registration Board of Nigeria established under section 1 of this Act;
"dispensing optics" means the art and skill of fabricating, fitting and dispensing of optical aids and eye wear;
''Minister'' means the Minister charged with responsibility for matters relating to health;
"optometry" means a health-care profession specialising in the art and science of vision care and whose scope of practice includes-
(a) eye examinations to determine refractive errors and other departures from the optimally healthy and visually efficient eye;
(b) correction of refractive errors using spectacles, contact lenses, low vision aids and other devices;
(c) correction of errors of binocularity by means of vision training (orthoptics);
(d) diagnosis and management of minor ocular infections which do not pose a threat to the integrity of the ocular or visual system; and
(e) ocular first aid;
"profession" means the profession of optometry or dispensing optics;
"register" means a register maintained under this Act and "registered" shall be construed accordingly;
"Registrar" means the Registrar appointed under section 7 of this Act;
"registration certificate" means a registration certificate issued under section 10 of this Act; and
"student" means a person receiving basic training in an approved training school for the purpose of the profession covered by this Act.