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Prescriptions more than two years old

A328
Unregistered persons must not dispense prescriptions that are more than two years old.121
A329
You may sell and supply spectacles to a prescription that is more than two years old.
A330
If you decide to make up spectacles for a patient who has not had a recent eye examination you should: 
  1. only do this in exceptional circumstances
  2. act in the best interests of the patient.

References

121 Sale of Optical Appliances Order of Council 1984 SI [Accessed 19 Nov 2020]