Amendments of the Licensing Act 200312

In section 16 of the Licensing Act 2003 (applicant for premises licence)18—

a

in subsection (1)—

i

in paragraph (g), after “hospital” insert “in Wales”, and

ii

after paragraph (g) insert—

ga

a person who is registered under Chapter 2 of Part 1 of the Health and Social Care Act 2008 in respect of the carrying on of a regulated activity (within the meaning of that Part) in an independent hospital in England,

b

in subsection (3), for the definition of “independent hospital” substitute—

  • “independent hospital”—

    1. a

      in relation to England, means—

      1. i

        a hospital as defined by section 275 of the National Health Service Act 2006 that is not a health service hospital as defined by that section, or

      2. ii

        any other establishment in which any of the services listed in subsection (4) are provided and which is not a health service hospital as so defined; and

    2. b

      in relation to Wales, has the same meaning as in the Care Standards Act 2000;

c

after subsection (3) add—

4

The services referred to in paragraph (a)(ii) of the definition of “independent hospital” are as follows—

a

medical treatment under anaesthesia or intravenously administered sedation;

b

dental treatment under general anaesthesia;

c

obstetric services and, in connection with childbirth, medical services;

d

termination of pregnancies;

e

cosmetic surgery, other than—

i

ear and body piercing;

ii

tattooing;

iii

the subcutaneous injection of a substance or substances into the skin for cosmetic purposes; or

iv

the removal of hair roots or small blemishes on the skin by the application of heat using an electric current.