The Sunbeds (Information) Regulations (Northern Ireland) 2012

Citation, commencement and interpretation

1.—(1) These Regulations may be cited as the Sunbeds (Information) Regulations (Northern Ireland) 2012 and shall come into operation on 1st May 2012.

(2) In these Regulations “the Act” means the Sunbeds Act (Northern Ireland) 2011.

Provision of information

2.  The health and other information required to be provided to a person in accordance with sections 4(2), (3), (5) or (7) of the Act shall—

(a) contain the information set out in Schedule 1;

(b) be provided on a flat and rectangular document;

(c) be at least A4 in size; and

(d) be printed in black characters, which can be easily read, on a yellow background.

Display Notice

3.  A notice required to be displayed in sunbed premises in accordance with section 5(2) of the Act shall—

(a) contain the health and other information set out in Schedule 2;

(b) be at least A3 in size, and

(c) be printed in black characters, at least 20 millimetres in size, on a yellow background.

Sealed with the Official Seal of the Department of Health, Social Services and Public Safety on 5th March 2012

Dr Elizabeth Mitchell

A senior officer of the

Department of Health, Social Services and Public Safety