s 39 Persons licensed under repealed Act
39.—(1) Despite this Act, every licensed contact lens practitioner is deemed to be registered as an optician and have in force a practising certificate which authorises the licensed contact lens practitioner to carry out any practice of opticianry under this Act, subject to such conditions or restrictions that the Minister may prescribe. (2) To avoid doubt, nothing in subsection (1) prevents a licensed contact lens practitioner from —(a) applying to be registered as an optometrist; and (b) applying for a practising certificate to carry out any practice of optometry, under this Act, subject to such conditions or restrictions that the Minister may prescribe.