Licence - tattooist,piercing,acupuncture and electrolysis
Acupuncture , tattooist, piercing and
electrolysis
The Registration is issued under the
Local Government (Miscellaneous Provisions) Act 1982 provided
premises comply with the relevant bye-laws.
Under the above Act any person or business carrying out a
process which pierces the skin i.e. ear piercing,
electrolysis, tattooing, acupuncture, as well as the premises in
which they carry out the activity are required to be registered
with the Council.
All applications
for skin piercing registration need to be made in
writing by completing the application form and returning the
completed form along with the relevant fee to:
Environmental Health, Borough of Broxbourne, Bishops College,
Churchgate, Cheshunt, EN8 9XE
A list of current
fees is available.
Please note all application fees are not refundable.
All chemicals used in this industry need to be risk assessed
through COSHH (Control of Substances Hazardous to Health) further
information is available here for skin piercers.