The Public Health etc. (Scotland) Act 2008 (Sunbed) Regulations 2009

Citation and commencement

1.  These Regulations may be cited as the Public Health etc. (Scotland) Act 2008 (Sunbed) Regulations 2009 and come into force on 1st December 2009.

Prescribed documents

2.  The description of document prescribed(1) for the purposes of sections 95(4)(c) and 96(5)(c) of the Public Health etc. (Scotland) Act 2008 (documents establishing a person’s age) is a photographic identity card bearing the national Proof of Age Standards Scheme(2) hologram.

Provision of health information

3.  Information provided to a person who proposes to use a sunbed on sunbed premises shall be provided in a document which—

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

(b) is at least A5 in size; and

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

Display Notice

4.  A notice displayed in sunbed premises shall—

(a) contain the 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.

SHONA ROBISON

Authorised to sign by the Scottish Ministers

St Andrew’s House,

Edinburgh

5th November 2009