Appendix a - national variations to CODE

For a variety of reasons, not least national legislation and practice, there will be variations required to ISTA's Code of Practice.

These variations are shown here, in alphabetical country order -

Bulgaria

Ireland

United Kingdom

Ref. Clauses 2.6 & 2.7   

         "Minor" for purposes of this Code shall be defined as anybody under the age of 18.

Ref. Clause 3.7     

         The UK National Chapter has elected for all its Registered Practitioners to be direct members of

         ISTA.

Ref. Clause 4.6    

        For purposes of ISTA's group insurance, medical qualifications in the UK and Ireland  are defined

        as MD, osteopath, chiropractor and physiotherapist.

Ref. Clause 4.8     

        Current Health & Safety Regulations applying to England and Wales are shown on the

        following web site www.hsedirect.com.

Ref. Clause 7.3     

        Notifiable Diseases (for England & Wales ) are currently acute encephalitis : acute

        poliomyelitis : anthrax : cholera : diphtheria : dysentery (amoebic & bacilliary) : food poisoning :

        leprosy : leptospirosis : malaria : measles : meningitis : meningococcal septicaemia : mumps :

        ophthalmia neonatorum : paratyphoid fever : plague : rabies : relapsing fever : rubella : scarlet

        fever : smallpox : tetanus : tuberculosis : typhoid fever : typhus : viral haemorrhagic fever : viral

        hepatitis : whooping cough : yellow fever