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Licence Summary
If you run an establishment for 'special treatments' in you may require a licence. Special treatments include:
- Acupuncture
- Tattooing
- Cosmetic Piercing
- Electric treatments, eg electrolysis
Applications should be made to your local authority or county council and may be subject to a fee. You must provide any requested information in your application.
Eligibility Criteria
You may be refused a licence if:
- You are under 21 years of age.
- You have been convicted of an offence under specified acts or you are deemed unsuitable.
- The premises you intend to use are unsuitable.
- You don't have staff with adequate professional or technical experience.
- Your establishment is being carried out in contravention of any local act or bylaw.
Both the Practitioner and the Skin Piercing Premises need to be registered and they must operate within the Councils' byelaws.
The Byelaws Cover:
- Cleanliness of premises and fittings.
- Cleanliness of persons, and
- Cleaning and sterilisation of instruments, materials and equipment.
Applying for Registration
Regulation Summary
Personal Licence - Summary of the Regulation relating to this Licence
Premises Licence - The Local Government (Miscellaneous Provisions) Act 1982. Please read a Summary of the Regulation relating to this Licence
Will Tacit Consent Apply?
No. It is in the public interest that Selby District Council must process your application before it can be granted. If you have not heard from us within 14 days, please contact us. You can do this online if you applied through the UK Welcomes service or by using the contact details below.
Failed Application Redress
Please contact your local authority in the first instance. If you wish to appeal against a decision of the county council or local authority you may do so to the local Magistrates' Court.
Licence Holder Redress
Please contact your local authority in the first instance. If you wish to appeal against a decision of the county council or local authority you may do so to the local Magistrates' Court.
Public Register
Please see our Public Registers page with regards to viewing registers.
Consumer Complaints
We would always advise that in the event of a complaint the first contact is made to us - preferably in the form a letter (with proof of delivery). If this is insufficient, if you are located in the UK, Consumer Direct will give you advice. From outside the UK contact the UK European Consumer Centre.
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