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Tattooing of Minors Act 1969 and Sunbeds (Regulation) Act 2010: Under-18 Offences, Defences, Due Diligence, Restricted Zones, Corporate Liability, Enforcement and Sentencing
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Tattooing of Minors Act 1969 and Sunbeds (Regulation) Act 2010: Under-18 Offences, Defences, Due Diligence, Restricted Zones, Corporate Liability, Enforcement and Sentencing
Practice Note This Practice Note outlines the criminal offences of tattooing individuals under 18 under section 1 of the Tattooing of Minors Act 1969, and the prohibition on under-18s using sunbeds under section 2 of the Sunbeds (Regulation) Act 2010 (S(R)A 2010). It also summarises the available defences and the potential sentences for these offences... Tattooing of minors Tattooing anyone below 18 is an offence unless carried out for medical purposes by a suitably qualified medical practitioner, or by someone acting under that practitioner’s direction. A defence exists where the accused can demonstrate that, at the time of the procedure, they had reasonable cause to believe—and genuinely did believe—the person was 18 or over. A tattoo is the insertion into the skin of colouring material intended to produce a permanent mark. On summary conviction, an offender is liable to a fine up to level three on the
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