5.—(1) This article applies to a premises (A) which, immediately before 29 November 2024, is registered to carry on the—
(a)practice of acupuncture(1);
(b)business of tattooing, semi-permanent skin-colouring, cosmetic piercing or electrolysis(2).
(2) With effect from 29 November 2024, A is deemed to be approved by a local authority as premises at which a special procedure is performed and an approval certificate (referred to in this article as a “transitional approval certificate”) is issued to that premises.
(3) A transitional approval certificate is to be treated for the purposes of this article as expiring on—
(a)1 March 2025 if an applicant fails to apply for an approval certificate in respect of A on or before 28 February 2025, or
(b)if an applicant does apply for an approval certificate in respect of A on or before 28 February 2025—
(i)the date on which an approval certificate is granted, or
(ii)the date on which the notice of decision to refuse an application for an approval certificate is issued (save that the transitional approval certificate will continue to have effect, where representations are made or an appeal is lodged in relation to the decision to refuse in accordance with the relevant provisions of the Special Procedures Approval Regulations, until such time as an appeal is fully determined, withdrawn or abandoned).
(4) For the avoidance of doubt, the lapsing of a transitional approval certificate under paragraph (3)(a) is not to be treated as a revocation of the transitional licence and does not give rise to a right of appeal under Part 12 or 13 the Special Procedures Approval Regulations.
(5) The obligation on a local authority to maintain and publish a register as set out in section 75 of the Act (duty to maintain register of special procedure licences and approved premises and vehicles) does not apply in relation to transitional approval certificates.
See section 14(2) of the 1982 Act for the meaning of a premises registered to carry on the practice of acupuncture.
See section 15(2) of the 1982 Act for the meaning of a premises registered to carry on the business of tattooing, semi-permanent skin-colouring, cosmetic piercing or electrolysis.