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THANET DISTRICT COUNCIL

BYELAWS FOR THE CONTROL OF ACCUPUNCTURE

Byelaws for the purposes of securing the cleanliness of registered premises and fittings therein and registered persons and persons assisting them and the cleansing and so far as appropriate sterilisation of instruments, materials and equipment used in connection with the business of tattooing, made by Thanet District Council in pursuance of Section 15(7) of the Local Government (Miscellaneous Provisions) Act 1982.

  1. Interpretation:

  1. In these byelaws, unless the context otherwise requires –

“The Act” means the Local Government (Miscellaneous Provisions)Act 1982;

        

        “Client” means any person undergoing treatment;

               

                  “Operator” means any person giving treatment;

               “Premises” means any premises registered under Part VIII of the Act;

            “Proprietor” means any person registered under Part VIII of the Act;

        “Treatment” means any operation in effecting tattooing;

          “Treatment Area” means any part of the premises where treatment is given to                 clients.

b.   The Interpretation Act 1978 shall apply for interpretation of these byelaws as

        i         applies for the interpretation of an Act of Parliament.

  1. For the purposes of securing the cleanliness of premises and fittings therein a proprietor shall ensure that –

  1. All internal walls, doors, windows, partitions, floors and floor coverings, and ceilings are kept clean and in such good repair as to enable them to be cleaned effectively;

  1. The treatment area is used solely for giving treatment;

  1. The floor of the treatment area is provided with a smooth impervious surface;

  1. All waste material, and other litter, arising from the treatment, is placed in suitable covered receptacles, which are washable and leakproof, or use a leakproof liner bag.  The receptacles shall be emptied, or the bags changed, at least once every working day, or more frequently as necessary, and the material disposed of safely.  Where liners are not used, the receptacles shall then be cleaned;

  1. All needles used in treatment are placed after use in separate covered and leakproof re-usable boxes, or disposable needle boxes designed for the purpose.  Where re-usable boxes are used they shall be emptied at least once every working day or more frequently as necessary, and the contents disposed of safely or sterilised for re-use, as appropriate.  The box shall then be sterilised.  Where needle boxes are used they shall be disposed of safely at suitable intervals;

  1. All furniture and fittings in the premises are kept clean and in such good repair as to enable them to be cleaned effectively;

  1. All tables, couches and seats used by clients in the treatment area, and any surface on which the items specified in 3b below are placed immediately prior to treatment, have a smooth impervious surface which is wiped down with a suitable disinfectant between the treatment of different clients, and thoroughly cleaned at the end of each working day;

  1. Where tables or couches are used, they shall be covered by a disposable paper sheet which shall be changed for each client;

  1. A notice or notices reading “No Smoking” are prominently displayed within the treatment area.

  1. For the purpose of securing the cleansing and, so far as is appropriate, the sterilisation of instruments, materials and equipment used in connection with the treatment –

  1. An operator shall ensure that, before use in connection with treatment, any gown, wrap or other protective clothing, paper or other covering, towel, cloth or other such articles used in treatment –

i.   is clean and in good repair, and, so far as is appropriate, is sterile;

ii.  has not previously been used in connection with any other client unless it consists         of a material  which can be and has been adequately cleaned and, so far as is         appropriate, sterilised;

        

  1. An operator shall ensure that –

i.   any needle, metal instrument, or other item of equipment, used in treatment or for         handlin instruments and needles used in treatment, is in a sterile condition and         kept sterile until it is used;

ii.   all dyes used for tattooing are bacteriologically clean and intert;

iii.        the containers used to hold the dyes for each customer are either disposed of at         the end of each session of treatments, or are sterilised before re-use.