Transitional provisions
Special procedure licence
4.—(1) This article applies to a person (P) who, immediately before 29 November 2024, is registered to carry on the—
(a)practice of acupuncture();
(b)business of tattooing, semi-permanent skin-colouring, cosmetic piercing or electrolysis().
(2) With effect from 29 November 2024, P is deemed to be performing a special procedure under the authority of a special procedure licence (referred to in this article as a “transitional licence”).
(3) A transitional licence is to be treated for the purposes of this article as expiring on—
(a)1 March 2025 if P fails to apply for a special procedure licence on or before 28 February 2025, or
(b)if P applies for a special procedure licence on or before 28 February 2025—
(i)the date on which the special procedure licence is granted, or
(ii)the date on which the notice of decision to refuse the application for a special procedure licence is issued (save that the transitional licence will continue to have effect, where representations are made or an appeal is lodged in relation to the decision to refuse in accordance with the relevant provisions of the Act, until such time as an appeal is fully determined, withdrawn or abandoned).
(4) For the avoidance of doubt, the lapsing of a transitional licence under paragraph (3)(a) of this article is not to be treated as a revocation of the transitional licence and does not give rise to a right of appeal under Schedule 3 to the Act.
(5) The obligation on a local authority to maintain and publish a register as set out in section 75 of the Act (duty to maintain register of special procedure licences and approved premises and vehicles) does not apply in relation to transitional licences.