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Adoption of byelaws for cosmetic piercing and semi-permanrnt skin colouring

Meeting: 18/10/2016 - Communities, Housing and Environment Committee (Item 85)

85 Report of the Head of Housing and Community Services - Adoption of Byelaws for Cosmetic Piercing and Semi-Permanent Skin Colouring pdf icon PDF 83 KB

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Decision:

That it be recommended to Council that Maidstone Borough Council adopts byelaws for registering businesses involved in the cosmetic piercing and semi-permanent skin colouring by implementing Section 120 and Schedule Six of the Local Government Act 2003.

Minutes:

The Committee considered the report of the Head of Housing and Community Services relating to the adoption of byelaws for cosmetic piercing and semi-permanent skin colouring.

 

The Food and Safety Team Leader advised that the Local Government Act 2003 extended the range of activities which are required to be registered with the Council to include cosmetic piercing and skin colouring, and treatments that also have the potential to transmit communicable diseases. 

 

It was noted that over the years those activities had grown in popularity and were not covered by the existing byelaws in Maidstone.  Therefore there was a need to adopt the new byelaws to give people the protection against infections.

 

Members were advised that the new byelaws would be based on models provided by the Department of Health and cover cosmetic piercing and semi-permanent skin colouring.  The adoption of the additional byelaws would require the approval of Full Council and then confirmation by the Secretary of State for Health.

 

RESOLVED:  That it be Recommended to Council that Maidstone Borough Council adopts byelaws for registering businesses involved in the cosmetic piercing and semi-permanent skin colouring by implementing Section 120 and Schedule Six of the Local Government Act 2003.

 

Voting:  For:  9  Against:  0  Abstentions:  0