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PART 4SPECIAL PROCEDURES

Interpretation

94Interpretation of this Part

(1)In this Part—

(2)For the purposes of the definition of “body piercing” in subsection (1), the reference to perforating an individual’s skin or mucous membrane includes a reference to breaching the integrity of the skin or mucous membrane in any way, including (among other things) by way of puncture or incision.

(3)Regulations under subsection (1) may prescribe an object or description of object by reference to (among other things) the part of the body on which the perforation is performed.

(4)For the purposes of this Part—

(a)a special procedure is performed on a fixed site basis if it is performed at premises that—

(i)are either occupied by, or to any extent under the management or control of, the individual performing the procedure (“P”), or

(ii)where P performs the procedure under a contract of service or apprenticeship, or a contract for services, with another person (“E”), are either occupied by, or to any extent under the management or control of, E;

(b)a special procedure is performed on a mobile basis if it is performed in a vehicle;

(c)a special procedure is performed on a peripatetic basis if it is performed at various different premises that are not within paragraph (a)(i) or (ii);

(d)a special procedure is performed on a temporary basis if—

(i)it is performed in the course of an entertainment, exhibition or other event, to which members of the public have access, and

(ii)the period during which it is performed at that entertainment, exhibition or event does not exceed seven days.

(5)In this Part, references to harm to human health include (among other things) references to—

(a)harm to an individual’s physical health arising through (among other things)—

(i)physical injury,

(ii)exposure to any form of infection or contamination, or

(iii)engendering or increasing susceptibility to any form of infection or contamination;

(b)harm to an individual’s mental health.