Registration is required, under the Local Government
(Miscellaneous Provisions) Act 1982, for permission to undertake
the practice of Acupuncture or the business of Tattooing, Ear
Piercing or Electrolysis.
It is an offence to operate as a skin piercer without a valid
registration or, in non-compliance with any byelaws attached to any
registration issued.
Applications for registration can take two months to process
because of consultations that may have to take place with emergency
services and/or enforcement authorities.
Premises will always be inspected before a registration
certificate is issued and inspections to assess compliance with the
bye-laws may be made at any time thereafter.
If you are thinking of setting up a business involving skin
piercing, you should discuss your proposals with one of our
licensing officers (see contact details below), before incurring
any expenditure.
Erection of additional facilities, or, changing the use of
existing premises may require prior approval under Town and Country
Planning Acts and/or Building Regulations.
Application forms and further information, including
registration fees and the bye-laws that may be applied to
registration of skin piercers are provided in the links
below.
If you require further information regarding skin piercing
registration or wish to make an application please use the links
above.
If you wish to make any enquiries regarding skin piercing
registration, or, to make a complaint regarding a registered
premises you may contact us on-line using the Environmental Health (Commercial) Services Enquiry
form.
Alternatively you could contact us using the details below.
There are no charges for making enquiries or complaints
regarding skin piercing.
Registration fees are included in the links above to
"application forms and details of registration fees".
Byelaws that are attached to
registrations
[Note: Following inspection of the
facilities, registrations may be issued subject to site specific
conditions, additional to those detailed in the links
above]
Application form and details of registration
fees:
[Note: Application forms need to be
downloaded for completion and signing prior to returning these to
the address given with the appropriate licence
fee]
Public Registers:
Skin Piercing Registration
Telephone: (01902) 696665
Fax: (01902) 696222
Email:
env.commercial@sstaffs.gov.uk