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Sunbeds Act (Northern Ireland) 2011

Current text a fecha 2012-05-01

Offences

Prohibition on allowing use of sunbeds by persons under 18

1

commits an offence.

Prohibition on sale or hire of sunbeds to persons under 18

2

Prohibition on allowing unsupervised use of sunbeds

3

Duty to provide information to sunbed users, or buyers etc.

4

Duty to display information notice

5

Prohibition on provision or display of other information

6

commits an offence.

Protective eyewear

7

Requirements in relation to training

8

Requirements in relation to sunbeds

9

Exemption for medical treatment

10

Enforcement

Enforcement by district councils

11

Fixed penalties for certain offences

12

Obstruction of officers

13

Registration or licensing of sunbed premises or operators, etc.

14

and for prohibiting the use for those purposes of any premises which are not registered in accordance with the regulations;

and for prohibiting the use for those purposes of any premises except in accordance with a licence issued under the regulations; or

and for prohibiting a person from operating sunbed premises or from selling or hiring sunbeds except in accordance with a licence issued under the regulations.

General

Offences by bodies corporate etc.

15

the partner as well as the partnership is guilty of the offence and liable to be proceeded against and punished accordingly.

Regulations

16

Interpretation

17

the sale or hire is to be treated as taking place on premises B.

Commencement

18

Short title

19

This Act may be cited as the Sunbeds Act (Northern Ireland) 2011.

SCHEDULE 1

1

An authorised officer has the right to do any of the following, on production (if required) of the officer's authorisation—

2

A person may not be required under paragraph 1 to answer any question or to produce any document which the person would be entitled to refuse to answer or produce in or for the purpose of proceedings in a court in Northern Ireland.

3
4
5

A warrant under paragraph 3 or 4 continues in force until the end of the period of one month beginning with the date on which the lay magistrate signs it.

6

An authorised officer entering any premises under this Schedule may take with the officer such other persons and such equipment as the officer considers necessary.

7

If premises which an authorised officer is authorised to enter by a warrant are unoccupied, or if the occupier is temporarily absent, then on leaving them that officer must leave the premises as effectively secured against unauthorised entry as the officer found them.

SCHEDULE 2

Contents of fixed penalty notices

1

A fixed penalty notice must—

2
3

A fixed penalty notice must also—

Amount of fixed penalty and period for payment

4

The fixed penalty is such amount as may be prescribed.

5

The period for payment of the fixed penalty is the period of 28 days beginning with the day on which the notice is given.

Effect of notice and payment

6
7

If the fixed penalty is paid in accordance with the fixed penalty notice before the end of the period for payment of the fixed penalty, no proceedings for the offence may be brought and paragraph 11 does not apply.

8

If proceedings have been brought pursuant to a request under paragraph 11, but then the penalty is paid as mentioned in paragraph 7 those proceedings may not be continued.

9

In any proceedings, a certificate is evidence of the facts which it states if it—

10

Any sum received by a district council under this Schedule accrues to that council.

Trial

11

If the person to whom a fixed penalty notice has been given asks to be tried for the alleged offence, proceedings may be brought against that person.

12

Any request to be tried must be made—

Withdrawal of fixed penalty notices

13

Regulations

14

The Department may by regulations—

Prohibition on sale or hire of sunbeds to persons under 18

Editorial notes

[^key-760e5ba565013146e3ea16f688a22e1f]: S. 4 in operation at 13.2.2012 for specified purposes by S.R. 2012/41, art. 2

[^key-80dac4c574dda79e49b67f1fbd6f9808]: S. 5 in operation at 13.2.2012 for specified purposes by S.R. 2012/41, art. 2

[^key-830ab2f1bb85b116f4963281555cb332]: S. 12 in operation at 13.2.2012 for specified purposes by S.R. 2012/41, art. 2

[^key-4244b70d9e0db98ab71e741dd2f7a308]: S. 16 in operation at 13.2.2012 for specified purposes by S.R. 2012/41, art. 2

[^key-7a50328cfed823016533c0356385db74]: Sch. 2 in operation at 13.2.2012 for specified purposes by S.R. 2012/41, art. 2

[^M_I_ba7c62bf-2d99-49ed-b860-c4f2191223ae]: Sch. 2 para. 1 in operation at 13.2.2012 for specified purposes by S.R. 2012/41, art. 2

[^M_I_4fa4c2b4-be6b-4e7c-b1f9-5225c58cf1b7]: Sch. 2 para. 2 in operation at 13.2.2012 for specified purposes by S.R. 2012/41, art. 2

[^M_I_75dde306-70e1-4a29-c9b5-b3ed77433300]: Sch. 2 para. 3 in operation at 13.2.2012 for specified purposes by S.R. 2012/41, art. 2

[^M_I_6d8a854b-afe4-4697-ee63-9f519647f3cc]: Sch. 2 para. 4 in operation at 13.2.2012 for specified purposes by S.R. 2012/41, art. 2

[^M_I_b3b9034e-cdc3-420c-cc70-cb94fe87a9a6]: Sch. 2 para. 5 in operation at 13.2.2012 for specified purposes by S.R. 2012/41, art. 2

[^M_I_7c4b0013-3da4-4f51-da9d-6ed77370cfb3]: Sch. 2 para. 6 in operation at 13.2.2012 for specified purposes by S.R. 2012/41, art. 2

[^M_I_82d44b42-3342-4d49-e4d7-cfa79a43d738]: Sch. 2 para. 7 in operation at 13.2.2012 for specified purposes by S.R. 2012/41, art. 2

[^M_I_8b900672-75bb-4fe4-90e0-4660e2900a21]: Sch. 2 para. 8 in operation at 13.2.2012 for specified purposes by S.R. 2012/41, art. 2

[^M_I_e653a3f5-cc52-49a3-b945-b0aac6dc9275]: Sch. 2 para. 9 in operation at 13.2.2012 for specified purposes by S.R. 2012/41, art. 2

[^M_I_96696b3a-be2d-4e32-a9eb-56ff34bdd98b]: Sch. 2 para. 10 in operation at 13.2.2012 for specified purposes by S.R. 2012/41, art. 2

[^M_I_b2748d6d-9465-4194-e5f1-b30475ef0a78]: Sch. 2 para. 11 in operation at 13.2.2012 for specified purposes by S.R. 2012/41, art. 2

[^M_I_e37055db-fc09-474c-c283-3b805416a91f]: Sch. 2 para. 12 in operation at 13.2.2012 for specified purposes by S.R. 2012/41, art. 2

[^M_I_0288986d-8243-4a6a-ed8d-6493dbc19e5c]: Sch. 2 para. 13 in operation at 13.2.2012 for specified purposes by S.R. 2012/41, art. 2

[^M_I_05a88c4a-d125-412d-ef24-20c4d07bd931]: Sch. 2 para. 14 in operation at 13.2.2012 for specified purposes by S.R. 2012/41, art. 2

[^key-885fcd8d87b5a260a0cae46c54e87d0d]: S. 15 in operation at 1.5.2012 by S.R. 2012/90, art. 2

[^key-948e373b196fad4bdc2c425e44bb0d05]: S. 1 in operation at 1.5.2012 by S.R. 2012/90, art. 2

[^key-bb669c34f95d894a1df4e3aa839b7b4f]: S. 2 in operation at 1.5.2012 by S.R. 2012/90, art. 2

[^key-b86101953aa5af119379d2584f41d6d8]: S. 3 in operation at 1.5.2012 by S.R. 2012/90, art. 2

[^key-0c6e058d988d90ea3898c67b028f0573]: S. 4 in operation at 1.5.2012 in so far as not already in operation by S.R. 2012/90, art. 2

[^key-b4c27265d7fa9f784990b391faf09980]: S. 5 in operation at 1.5.2012 in so far as not already in operation by S.R. 2012/90, art. 2

[^key-418158d3f910679ea24ad96c1d01c7e3]: S. 6 in operation at 1.5.2012 by S.R. 2012/90, art. 2

[^key-a720781e9d05172b22d23ec203c1b454]: S. 7 in operation at 1.5.2012 by S.R. 2012/90, art. 2

[^key-c87b3f85b1eb3011ce11dc8480884462]: S. 10 in operation at 1.5.2012 by S.R. 2012/90, art. 2

[^key-e263f9f2eb99ff075c743523bf9666de]: S. 11 in operation at 1.5.2012 by S.R. 2012/90, art. 2

[^key-c39e572434285da9cec253826a90a382]: S. 12 in operation at 1.5.2012 in so far as not already in operation by S.R. 2012/90, art. 2

[^key-a88ff4e78826f918831e0b937b0a027d]: S. 13 in operation at 1.5.2012 by S.R. 2012/90, art. 2

[^key-a4dc7b6c981cad28155c0d12b71a126d]: S. 16 in operation at 1.5.2012 in so far as not already in operation by S.R. 2012/90, art. 2

[^key-b05eea62688c8f5d04af327718b7c37b]: Sch. 1 para. 1 in operation at 1.5.2012 by S.R. 2012/90, art. 2

[^key-a34e3261cd7c5892057ad74c209a5d80]: Sch. 1 para. 2 in operation at 1.5.2012 by S.R. 2012/90, art. 2

[^key-c195cafea48e097c5ddabd2f28f972cf]: Sch. 1 para. 3 in operation at 1.5.2012 by S.R. 2012/90, art. 2

[^key-5b0db7ae32dfd4c2f15e572d71c9ea31]: Sch. 1 para. 4 in operation at 1.5.2012 by S.R. 2012/90, art. 2

[^key-22a41d9528dc838b21f4658cf954d482]: Sch. 1 para. 5 in operation at 1.5.2012 by S.R. 2012/90, art. 2

[^key-7300d908c60fb1e5fdedba6e636f4e3f]: Sch. 1 para. 6 in operation at 1.5.2012 by S.R. 2012/90, art. 2

[^key-854a8fd68b8c8c7a3d561343bada82c1]: Sch. 1 para. 7 in operation at 1.5.2012 by S.R. 2012/90, art. 2

[^key-6ad7263c1e32cd261e8461914e36ff70]: Sch. 2 para. 1 in operation at 1.5.2012 in so far as not already in operation by S.R. 2012/90, art. 2

[^key-54511870e6bc7d6eb64f176efbe59d77]: Sch. 2 para. 2 in operation at 1.5.2012 in so far as not already in operation by S.R. 2012/90, art. 2

[^key-e91ffc9423763683b6183766f2749d0a]: Sch. 2 para. 3 in operation at 1.5.2012 in so far as not already in operation by S.R. 2012/90, art. 2

[^key-5cc1f45fc713795781a8391674c5dac9]: Sch. 2 para. 4 in operation at 1.5.2012 in so far as not already in operation by S.R. 2012/90, art. 2

[^key-5faed918410ac389d296e5cf718c45ea]: Sch. 2 para. 5 in operation at 1.5.2012 in so far as not already in operation by S.R. 2012/90, art. 2

[^key-db10ff2eee072cffcbcc106184572849]: Sch. 2 para. 6 in operation at 1.5.2012 in so far as not already in operation by S.R. 2012/90, art. 2

[^key-bf2c9a0b26c4de6bd4161b8ba2602c36]: Sch. 2 para. 7 in operation at 1.5.2012 in so far as not already in operation by S.R. 2012/90, art. 2

[^key-6c15db55624bbfc2e95496529e6e6b3d]: Sch. 2 para. 8 in operation at 1.5.2012 in so far as not already in operation by S.R. 2012/90, art. 2

[^key-7338afc838cac482e351d048e34b32b7]: Sch. 2 para. 9 in operation at 1.5.2012 in so far as not already in operation by S.R. 2012/90, art. 2

[^key-932e82fe198c5a3d274da82cfd1ae7fb]: Sch. 2 para. 10 in operation at 1.5.2012 in so far as not already in operation by S.R. 2012/90, art. 2

[^key-6f644ad9fbdfc5d26b251b769d159b40]: Sch. 2 para. 11 in operation at 1.5.2012 in so far as not already in operation by S.R. 2012/90, art. 2

[^key-3bd451d34d7bc297f4239fecf3241988]: Sch. 2 para. 12 in operation at 1.5.2012 in so far as not already in operation by S.R. 2012/90, art. 2

[^key-76117c61cd48de15bf3c691db23bd742]: Sch. 2 para. 13 in operation at 1.5.2012 in so far as not already in operation by S.R. 2012/90, art. 2

[^key-ce3f462954830af4fb904ac7e8dbab08]: Sch. 2 para. 14 in operation at 1.5.2012 in so far as not already in operation by S.R. 2012/90, art. 2