Section 11: Offences

11. Offences (1) Any person who— (a) fraudulently procures or attempts to procure himself or any other person to be registered under this Act, or who aids or abets in such fraudulent procurement or attempt; (b) not being registered under this Act, uses or takes the name or title of or holds himself out or pretends to be an optometrist, optician, or doctor or professor of optometry or any name, title, description or addition, whether expressed in words or letters or both implying such qualifications or that he is a person specially qualified to practise sight-testing; (c) whether registered under this Act or not and not being a medical practitioner, assumes the title of oculist or eyesight specialist, or uses or causes to be used in connection with his business, trade, calling or profession any written words, titles, initials, additions or abbreviations which are intended to represent or may reasonably cause any person to believe that he is qualified to practise medical or surgical treatment of the eye; (d) whether registered under this Act or not and not being a medical practitioner or acting under the instructions of a medical practitioner, administers or uses any drug other than those authorised by this Act for the purpose of paralysing the accommodation of the eye, facilitating the measurement of the powers of visions or treating any disease of the eye; or (e) contravenes section 5, shall commit an offence and shall, on conviction, be liable to a fine not exceeding 1,000 rupees and to imprisonment for a term not exceeding 3 months. (2) Prosecution for an offence under this Act may be instituted by— (a) the Chairperson of the Board; or O7 – 5 [Issue 1] (b) an officer of the Ministry responsible for the subject of health deputed in writing by him; or (c) a police officer. [S. 11 amended by Act 13 of 1985.]