The Civic Government (Scotland) Act 1982 (Licensing of Skin Piercing and Tattooing) Amendment Order 2026

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

2.—(1) The Civic Government (Scotland) Act 1982 (Licensing of Skin Piercing and Tattooing) Order 2006(1) is amended as follows.

(2) In paragraph 5(b) of the schedule (modification of paragraph 5 of schedule 1 of the 1982 Act)—

(a) for sub-paragraph (2C)(db) inserted in paragraph 5 of schedule 1 of the 1982 Act substitute—

“(db) the activity of acupuncture must be carried out by an operator wearing disposable non latex gloves that have not previously been used with another client where—

(i) the operator has an open lesion on their hands,

(ii) the operator is handling items that may be contaminated with blood or other body fluids, or

(iii) the client is bleeding or has an open lesion on an exposed part of the client’s body,”,

(b) for sub-paragraph (2D)(ab) inserted in paragraph 5 of schedule 1 of the 1982 Act substitute—

“(ab) the activity of acupuncture must be carried out by an operator wearing disposable non latex gloves that have not previously been used with another client where—

(i) the operator has an open lesion on their hands,

(ii) the operator is handling items that may be contaminated with blood or other body fluids, or

(iii) the client is bleeding or has an open lesion on an exposed part of the client’s body,”.

(1)

S.S.I. 2006/43, amended by S.S.I. 2006/604.