Notice of the making of this Statutory Instrument was published in

“Iris Oifigiúil” of 6th February, 2015.

I, LEO VARADKAR, Minister for Health, in exercise of the powers conferred on me by subsections (4) and (10)(b) of section 28A (inserted by section 16 of the section 95 (1)(a) of the Health and Social Care Professionals Act 2005 (No. 27 of 2005) (as adapted by the Health and Children (Alteration of Name of Department and Title of Minister) Order 2011 ( S.I. No. 219 of 2011 )), hereby make the following regulations:

1. (1) These Regulations may be cited as the Health and Social Care Professionals Act 2005 (Section 28A) (Optical Registration Board) Regulations 2015.

(2) These Regulations come into operation on 6 February 2015.

2. In these Regulations “section 28A” means section 28A (inserted by section 16 of the Health (Miscellaneous Provisions) Act 2014 (No. 33 of 2014)) of the Health and Social Care Professionals Act 2005 (No. 27 of 2005).

3. For the purposes of appointments under paragraph (a) of section 28A(4) to the Optical Registration Board-

(a) the designated professions of optometrist and dispensing optician are prescribed,

(b) one is prescribed as the number of persons who may be appointed from the designated profession of optometrist, and

(c) two is prescribed as the number of persons who may be appointed from the designated profession of dispensing optician.

4. For the purposes of appointments under paragraph (b) of section 28A(4) to the Optical Registration Board-

(a) the designated profession of optometrist is prescribed, and

(b) two is prescribed as the number of persons who may be appointed from the designated profession of optometrist.

5. For the purposes of appointments under paragraph (c) of section 28A(4) to the Optical Registration Board-

(a) the designated profession of optometrist is prescribed, and

(b) one is prescribed as the number of persons who may be appointed from the designated profession of optometrist.

GIVEN under my Official Seal,

4 February 2015.

LEO VARADKAR,

Minister for Health.

EXPLANATORY NOTE

(This note is not part of the Instrument and does not purport to be a legal interpretation.)

These regulations prescribe the number of persons from the designated profession of optometrist and the designated profession of dispensing optician to be appointed to the Optical Registration Board under the Health and Social Care Professionals Act 2005 .