Sunbeds Act (Northern Ireland) 2011

Exemption for medical treatmentN.I.

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10—(1) No offence is committed under this Act in respect of any use of a sunbed that falls within subsection (2).

(2) The use of a sunbed falls within this subsection if—

(a)the use is for the purpose of medical treatment provided under the supervision or direction of a registered medical practitioner; and

(b)the sunbed is a dedicated sunbed in, or provided by, a healthcare establishment.

(3) In subsection (2)—

dedicated sunbed” means a sunbed that is made available only for use for the purpose of medical treatment;

healthcare establishment” means a hospital, an independent hospital, independent clinic or independent medical agency within the meaning of the Health and Personal Social Services (Quality, Improvement and Regulation) (Northern Ireland) Order 2003 (NI 9);

registered medical practitioner” means a fully registered person within the meaning of the Medical Act 1983 (c. 54) who holds a licence to practise under that Act.

Commencement Information

I1S. 10 in operation at 1.5.2012 by S.R. 2012/90, art. 2