Explanatory Notes

Sunbeds (Regulation) Act 2010

2010 CHAPTER 20

8 April 2010

Commentary on Sections

Section 5: Power to require information to be provided to sunbed users

27.Regulations under subsection (1) may require any person carrying on a sunbed business to provide and display information about the health risks of using sunbeds to those who use or may seek to use a sunbed. The nature of the information to be provided or displayed and the manner and circumstances in which it has to be provided or displayed will be set out in the regulations (see the definition of “prescribed” in section 12).

28.Regulations under subsection (3) may ban a person carrying on a sunbed businesses from providing or displaying any material containing statements relating to the health effects of sunbed use, other than information that is required or authorised by regulations made under this section.