The Civic Government (Scotland) Act 1982 (Licensing of Skin Piercing and Tattooing) Order 2006

7.  After paragraph 19 of Schedule 1 insert–

“20.   In this Schedule, “parental responsibilities” in relation to a child has the meaning given by section 1(3) of the Children (Scotland) Act 1995(1) and “parental rights” in relation to a child has the meaning given by section 2(4) of that Act.

21.   In this Schedule–

“autoclave” means a pressure vessel in which the lid is sealed by the internal pressure in the vessel and which is used to steam sterilise equipment used for skin piercing or tattooing;

“sharps container” means a container used for holding medical waste and devices which can cause physical injury;

“skin piercing” and “tattooing” have the same meanings as in the Civic Government (Scotland) Act 1982 (Licensing of Skin Piercing and Tattooing) Order 2006; and

“ultrasonic cleaner” means a cleaning device which uses sound waves propagated through an aqueous medium at frequencies higher than the audible range.”.

(1)

1995 c. 36.