Section 15 of the Local Government (Miscellaneous Provisions) Act 1982 (c. 30) (regulation of tattooing, ear-piercing and electrolysis businesses) is amended as follows.
In subsection (2) (requirement to register premises where business carried on)—
for "ear-piercing" there is substituted , and" semi-permanent skin-colouring, cosmetic piercing "
for "pierce their ears" there is substituted ." carry out semi-permanent skin-colouring on them, pierce their bodies "
In subsection (5) (local authority may not require particulars about individuals whose ears have been pierced etc.), for "or whose ears he has pierced" there is substituted ." , whose bodies he has pierced or on whom he has carried out semi-permanent skin-colouring "
After subsection (8) there is inserted—
Schedule 6 (which makes provision about transition) has effect.