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<Text>It is an offence for a person to provide a non-surgical procedure to another person outwith permitted premises.</Text>
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<Text>It is a defence for a person charged with an offence under <InternalLink Ref="section-3-1" IdURI="http://www.legislation.gov.uk/id/asp/2026/13/section/3/1" DocumentURI="http://www.legislation.gov.uk/asp/2026/13/section/3/1/enacted">subsection (1)</InternalLink> to show that the person reasonably believed at the time of providing the non-surgical procedure that the procedure was being provided in permitted premises.</Text>
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<Text>It is to be regarded as shown that the person reasonably believed that the non-surgical procedure was being provided in permitted premises if—</Text>
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<Text>enough evidence is adduced to raise an issue as to whether that is the case, and</Text>
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