Skin piercing treatments
Your business must be registered to provide any skin-piercing treatments, unless you are a registered medical practitioner or dentist.
This is to ensure that basic health and safety standards are maintained in any premises where these activities are carried out.
Skin piercing treatments include:
- acupuncture
- cosmetic piercing
- electrolysis
- semi-permanent skin colouring
- tattooing
Byelaws
The councils have adopted byelaws to regulate the conditions of operators and their premises in relation to hygiene and infection control. It is compulsory to register both the premises and the operator under the Local Government (Miscellaneous Provisions) Act 1982.
In Adur:
Byelaw for Acupuncture (Adur) (135KB)
Byelaw for Ear Piercing and Electrolysis (Adur) (131KB)
Byelaw for Tattooing (Adur) (123KB)
In Worthing:
How to apply for registration
When making your enquiry to us via our online portal:
- After clicking the link you will need to register in order to submit your enquiry.
- Once registered please click on 'Licensing' - then 'Submit a Request or Complaint'.
Fees:
To find out how much a licence will cost please see:
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Page last updated: 25 June 2024