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Skin Piercing/Skin Colouring/Electrolysis/Acupuncture

Skin Piercing/Skin Colouring/Electrolysis/Acupuncture

Registration

It is a legal requirement that all persons carrying out ear-piercing activities within the Borough must have a Certificate of Registration from Tameside MBC, for themselves and for their business premises.

Applications for a licence can be obtained online or by contacting the offcie. They must be completed and posted back to the Licensing Office, Ash Road, Droylsden, M43 6QU.

Click here to register the Premises 58.3 KB Adobe Acrobat Format, or here to register an Operative 58.77 KB Adobe Acrobat Format

Bye-laws

To request a copy of the byelaws for either Skin Piercing, Skin Colouring, Electrolysis or Acupuncture; please contact the Licensing office on the details provided below.

Useful Contacts

Further information on Body Piercing can be obtained from

Postal Address The Body Piercing Consortium, c/o Helen Wheeler, Oxford City Council, Thomas Hull House, 1 Bonne Square, Oxford, OX1 1QH
Telephone Number 01865 252239

The Chartered Institute of Environmental Health has published comprehensive guidance that covers these practices (and other similar treatmeants) "Body Art, cosmetic therapies and other special tratments" (ISBN 1-902423-80-1). It can be purchased from:

Postal Address Chadwick House Group Limited, Chadwick Court, 15 Hatfields, London, SE1 8DJ
Telephone Number 020 7928 6006


Page last updated: 16 August 2008