Under the Local Government (Miscellaneous Provisions) Act 1982, premises where ear piercing, tattooing, electrolysis and acupuncture are carried out have to register with the City Council. The proprietor of the business must also register.

The application forms for registration of premises and persons can be downloaded here.

The premises are then inspected to ensure they are adhering to the relevant byelaws and health and safety legislation.

For example:

• the cleansing and sterilisation of instruments, materials and equipment
• the cleanliness of premises and fittings
• the cleanliness of employees.

Body Piercers
Legislation has recently been passed to allow the City Council to require that businesses carrying out general body piercing be registered.

We are currently in the process of arranging for new bylaws to be approved and will introduce the full registration scheme later in the year.

For information regarding registration of skin piercers or to complain about a particular skin piercer in the City, please contact our Customer Service Line.

Relevant Legislation:

• Local Government (Miscellaneous Provisions) Act 1982
• Health and Safety at Work Act 1974
• Tattooing of Minors Act 1969
• Health and Safety (First Aid) Regulations 1989
• Control of Substances Hazardous to Health Regulations 1999
• Reporting of Injuries, Diseases and Dangerous Occurrences Regulations 1995.

 

Relevant Statistics:

From 1st April 2004 to 31st March 2005 we dealt with 5 applications for registration and 26 complaints about skin piercing premises.