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Item LA 14/10 referred from Licensing and Appeals Committee minutes of 19 March 2014

Item LA 14/10 referred from Licensing and Appeals Committee minutes of 19 March 2014

RESOLVED:  That the recommendations at Minute LA 14/10 be adopted.

The report of the Director of Central Services and Monitoring Officer set out details of a new single consolidated set of byelaws, produced by the Department of Health, to regulate acupuncture, tattooing, semi-permanent skin-colouring, cosmetic piercing and electrolysis.  He advised that the byelaws would require persons conducting any of these activities to register themselves and their premises and to observe criteria relating to hygiene of premises, practitioners and equipment.  Details of the model byelaws were set out in Annex 1 to the report. 

RECOMMENDED:  That

(1)  the Council adopt the model byelaws for the regulation of skin piercing activities in accordance with Section 15 of the Local Government Act (Miscellaneous Provisions) Act 1982 as amended by Section 120 of the Local Government Act 2003 and authorise the Director of Central Services to apply to the Secretary of State for confirmation; and

(2)  the relevant registration requirements come into effect from the date on which the byelaws referred to in (1) above are confirmed by the Secretary of State and the current byelaws revoked. 

*Referred to Council