JUNE 26.] THE NEW ZEALAND GAZETTE. 2025

(3) No person shall present himself for examination in the subjects of Section B or Section C until he has undergone training for a period of at least two years.

(4) No person shall present himself for examination in the subjects of Section D until he has undergone training for a period of at least three years.

(5) Except as provided by clauses (6), (7), and (8) of this regulation, no person shall present himself for examination in the subjects of Sections B, C, or D until he has passed the examination in the subjects of Section A.

(6) A candidate who has duly presented himself for examination in the subjects of Section A but has been unsuccessful in passing that examination may present himself for examination at the same time in the subjects of Section A and Section B, provided that he has at the date of the examination undergone training for a period of at least two years. A candidate presenting himself under this clause shall be entitled to credit for passing the examination in the subjects of Section B even though he is again unsuccessful in passing the examination in the subjects of Section A.

(7) No person shall be eligible to present himself for examination in the subjects of Sections C and D until he has been successful in passing the subjects of Section A.

(8) No person shall be eligible to present himself for examination in the subjects of Section D until he has been successful in passing the subjects of Section B.

7. CONDUCT OF EXAMINATIONS.

(1) The Board shall make provisions for holding an examination in the subjects of every section at least once in every year.

(2) Such examination shall be held at such times and places as may from time to time be fixed by the Board.

(3) Notice of the time and place so fixed for every such examination shall, at least three months before the time so fixed, be sent by the Board to every registered optician having for the time being an approved training establishment, and every such registered optician shall bring this notice to the notice of every pupil for the time being employed in such training establishment.

(4) Every person desiring to present himself for examination in the subjects of any of the said sections shall make application to the Board in that behalf in the form numbered 1A in the First Schedule hereto.

(5) Every such application shall be accompanied by a certificate or certificates in the form numbered 1B in the said First Schedule, signed by one or more registered opticians, to the effect that the applicant has undergone training as an optician in an approved training establishment for at least the respective period required under Regulation 5 hereof in respect of a candidate for examination in the subjects of any section to which the application relates.

(6) The Board may at any time before or after a candidate has applied to be examined or been examined require further evidence to its satisfaction of the identity of the candidate or of his having undergone training as an optician for any period required by these regulations or as to his having attained the educational qualifications prescribed by Regulation 4 hereof.

(7) The Board shall from time to time appoint two or more persons to act as examiners, of whom one shall be a registered medical practitioner and the other or another shall either be a registered optician or be possessed of qualifications sufficient, in the opinion of the Board, to entitle him to be registered as an optician.

(8) A certificate of having completed the examination in all sections under the said Act may be issued to each successful candidate by the Board and shall be in the form numbered 2 in the said First Schedule.

8. REGISTRATION.

(1) Every application for registration under paragraph (b) of subsection (1) of section 6 of the said Act shall be made in the form numbered 3 in the First Schedule hereto, and shall be accompanied by the prescribed fee.

(2) Every application for registration under paragraph (c) of subsection (1) of section 6 of the said Act shall be made in the form numbered 4 in the First Schedule hereto, and shall be accompanied by the prescribed fee.

(3) If the Board refuses to register the applicant, and no appeal is lodged within the prescribed time against such refusal to register, or if the refusal is upheld on appeal, the fee paid shall be returned to the applicant.

(4) The particulars to be entered in the register of persons registered as opticians under the said Act shall be as follows :—
(a) Registration number.
(b) Date of registration.
(c) Name in full.
(d) Postal address.
(e) Qualifications.

(5) A certificate of registration shall be in the form numbered 5 in the First Schedule hereto.

(6) The certificates, diplomas, degrees, and licenses that may be recognized by the Board as qualifying the holder to be registered under the said Act shall be those set out in the Third Schedule hereto: Provided that the holding of any such certificate, diploma, degree, or license shall not be deemed to dispense with the necessity of satisfying the Board that the holder has received satisfactory training qualifying him to practise as an optician in terms of paragraph (b) of subsection (1) of section 6 of the said Act.

(7) Any person registered as an optician who is at any time the holder of any qualification other than that by virtue whereof he is registered may apply to the Board for entry in the Register of such further qualification, and if the Board is of the opinion that such further qualification is of a kind that would (coupled with satisfactory training) entitle him to be registered as an optician under the said Act, the Board may direct that an entry of such further qualification be made in the register accordingly.

9. PUBLICATION IN THE GAZETTE.

(1) The request for publication in the Gazette of the name of a person registered under the said Act (required to be forwarded to the Registrar prior to the 31st day of March in each year) shall be in or to the effect of the form numbered 6 in the First Schedule hereto, and shall be accompanied by the prescribed fee.

(2) The particulars to be published in the Gazette in each year regarding the persons registered under the said Act shall be as follows :—
(a) Registration number.
(b) Name in full.
(c) Postal address.
(d) Qualifications.

10. FEES.

(1) The fee for examination in each section shall be £3 3s.; provided that in the event of failure the candidate may apply for re-examination on payment of a further fee of £1 11s. 6d.

(2) The fee for a certificate of having passed the examination under the Act shall be £1 1s.

(3) The fee for registration under paragraphs (a) (b), and (c) under subsection (1) of section 6 of the Act shall be £5.

(4) The fee for a certificate of registration under the said Act shall be 10s.

(5) The fee for publication in the Gazette of the name of a person registered as an optician shall be £1 1s.

(6) The fee for any alteration or addition to the register shall be £1 1s.

(7) The fee for a search of the register in respect of the name of any person shall be 2s. If the search is made and reported on in writing by the Secretary the fee shall be 5s.

(8) All fees shall be prepaid.

11. APPEALS.

(1) In the event of the Opticians Board declining the application for registration of any person, or refusing to direct the registration of any person under the said Act, or causing the name of any person to be removed from the register, the Registrar shall forthwith inform such person of its decision.

(2) If such person decides to appeal from such a decision a Board of Appeal shall be set up, as hereinafter provided, consisting of a Magistrate and two assessors to hear such appeal. One of the assessors shall be appointed by the Opticians Board and the other by the appellant. The Magistrate shall be appointed by the Minister of Justice on the request of the Board made through the Minister of Health.

(3) The appellant shall, within the period of three months prescribed by the said Act, give notice of appeal in form numbered 7 in the First Schedule hereto, and shall specify thereon the name of the person whom he appoints to act as assessor on his behalf at the hearing of his appeal.

(4) Within thirty-one days after receipt of such notice of appeal the Registrar shall inform the appellant of the name of the Magistrate who will be a member of the Board of Appeal, and of the assessor appointed by the Opticians Board, and shall at the same time forward a copy of that Board’s decision, and the notice of appeal therefrom to such Magistrate.

(5) The Board of Appeal shall hear and determine such appeal at such convenient place and time as may be decided by the Magistrate, to be not more than sixty-three days from the receipt by the Board of Appeal of the notice of appeal. The Magistrate shall cause at least five days’ previous notice of such place and time to be given to the assessors, the Opticians Board, and the appellant.