s 29 Only registered persons may practise optometry
(1) No person shall practise optometry unless he is a registered person.
(2) Notwithstanding subsection (1) but subject to section 30, no person shall prescribe or dispense contact lenses unless he is a registered optometrist.
(3) Subsections (1) and (2) shall not apply to a medical practitioner.
(4) Any person who contravenes this section commits an offence.
Malay text (authoritative)
Hanya orang berdaftar sahaja boleh menjalankan amalan optometri
(1) Tiada seorang pun boleh menjalankan amalan optometri melainkan jika dia seorang orang berdaftar.
(2) Walau apa pun subseksyen (1) tetapi tertakluk pada seksyen 30, tiada seorang pun boleh mempreskripsi atau mendispens kanta lekap melainkan jika dia seorang optometris berdaftar.
(3) Subseksyen (1) dan (2) tidaklah terpakai bagi seorang pengamal perubatan.
(4) Mana-mana orang yang melanggar seksyen ini melakukan suatu kesalahan.
Text as at 7 August 2021 (LOM reprint); amendments made after that date may not be incorporated.
Source: Laws of Malaysia, Attorney General's Chambers of Malaysia (lom.agc.gov.my). Not a copy of the Gazette printed by the Government Printer (Interpretation Acts 1948 and 1967, s 61).