Oxford City Council Byelaws with respect to Ear Piercing and Electrolysis
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| Oxford City Council Byelaws with respect to Ear Piercing and Electrolysis (1984) by |
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o X F"O R D C)). BYELAWS MADE By The Oxford City Council under Section 15 0 -. the r~ca1 Government (Miscellaneous Provisions) Act 1982 and S c~i0n /.36 of the Local Government Act 1972 with respect to EAR PL·~.··~ING AND ELECTROLYSIS in the City of Oxford '. 1. Interpretation:- a) In these byelaws, unless ·the context otherwis requires liThe Act" means the Local Government (Miscellaneo'J,'S Provisions)·, Act 1982: .....;. "Client" means any person undergoing treatmen ", . :'. ', .... "Operator'" means any person giving. treatment;
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"Premises" means any premises ·registered under Part VIII of the Ac·ti,\:: .,~.~~.r~..,·. '" .1 • 40 • .Or ..,! ':;_ . \ ~ I'"'1 t , ',',to., "Proprietor" means any person regist~red under Pc-rt VIII of the Ac·t: "Treatment" means any operation in effecting ear piercing or electrolysis: . ........... j ,'t~ •• .. .0.'.. .. , "The treatment area It means any part of premises v/here treatment is given to clients: ·Sterilise" means to subject to treatment so as 0 ,/ render free from all organisms and "steri ised" and "sterilisation" should be construed accordingly. I "
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b) The Interpretation Act 1978 shall apply for the 1• .nt erpretat1•.0n n.-l,= tA'"; es a b Yf\.:1aN~ as ~. t aI-J::. l'l...JS "-:0_ interpretation of an Ac~ of Parliament. 'he ,. /.. For the purpose of securing the cleanliness of premise"', and fittings therein a proprietor shall ensure that'- a) All internal walls, doors, windows~ partitions, f.oors and floor coverings, and ceilings in any par~ of ~, premises used by clients and operators ar~ k _pt. c .. -':in 0 and in such good repair as to enable them to be cleaned effectively; b) All waste material, and other litter~ arising from he treatment is placed in suitable covered r ceptacles, which are washable and leakproof. or use a leakproof liner bag. The receptacles shall be emptied, or the bags changed, at least once every working day, or more frequently as necessary, and the material di~posed of safely. Where liners are not used. the receptacles shall then be cleaned; /' .',~~ , ' c) ··.•~:..~-"-·'"~,,~....::~-i~,'., ~~;:~{~.>: ";t~:;:'~~'lIKaihsu (talk)::.~, ..-j'+~'~.~·:iY:~":;:iB:* I " '.--'.-'.L",~,~,~,~:,.,·,_.~-;:,.~,~.•,·•.~'.~'.•·~.~:~,·:~,\.',::.·~·,'.~~\.',~".-.~~,..~,',.":.~,-t.',.: ,-' < ····- .. ~l '.t-.t·... .:;·' --"'",,~ ';""'J' - .-' ',,'-
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All~needles used in treatment are placed after use~in '. separate covered and leakproof re-usable boxes~ or' disposable needle boxes designed for the purpose. When re-usable boxes are used they shall be emptied at least once every working day or more frequently as necessary~ and .the contents disposed of safely or sterilised for re-use, as appropriate. The boK shall then be sterilised. Where needle boxes are used they should be disposed of safely at suitable intervals; d) e) f) g) All.furniture and fittings in the treatment area are kept,clean and in such good repair as to enable/them to be,.cleaned effectively; ,." ,,~:,S~~;.1_..:;.. . , '. , ' .•"~:,,;,:>,, ' ' .. ' '" ' . "":1~-~"<-~ ','. _ ~. I All~tables, couches and seats used by clients in the ,treatment.area and any surface on which the items· specified'in.3. b) below are placed immediately prior tOltteatment have a smooth imperviou~surface which is _wip~d~down'p~gularly~ith a suitable, disinfectant;;,:',.., ·:':'t~~r~f),'\:";~i;Jg:. -', .' . ." ,,' ."; '. , ,:~:'Ei;';T","· Where~..tables..,;or couches·· are used, they shall be covered by"::a~,'disposable paper sheet which shall be changed ,for ,f!Kaihsu (talk)tt.;:·tA~e'~';;iKaihsu (talk); . .~'~~:."'i' : . , ; ,>~~({~f~} . A notice or noticp.s read ing "No Smoking" are .,';:(. . prominently displayed within the treatment area. ';:< '.~-'~:-:: '. i." • l.l_.~:~:':~"~: "~'. ._. . .~ . -; :~,_ ..:.- '- , : ,,,"0 __ ••_..t.r,.·~t • 3. For the purpose of securing the cleansing and; so far as is appropriate, the sterilisation of instruments; materials and equipment used in connection with the treatment - a) -' :::~t'i~~}~r~' _: :"..,'; .-:. An operator shall ensure that, before use in connection with treatment, any gown, wrap or other protective clothing, paper or other covering, towel; cloth or other such articles used in the treatment . :.;..... '\:~-'""', .... ~ i)c",;;'" 'is clean and in good repair, and, so far as is appropriate, is sterile; ii) has not previously been used in connection with c ..any other client unless· it consists of a material
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, so far as is appropriate, sterilised; b) An operator shall ensure that any needle, metal in3trument, or other item of equipment used in treatmen~ or for handling in~~ruments and needles used in treatment, is in a sterile condition and kept sterile until it is used; c) A proprietor shall provide i) ii) adequate facilities and equipment for the purpose of sterilisation (unless pre~sterilised items are used) and of cleansing, as required in pursuance of these byelaws; sufficient and safe gas points and/or electrical socket outlets to enable compliance ~ith these byelaws; , // ,.' >.
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.' premises ; .... .::'~~l~].~r iv) 'adequate storage· for:;'a:~Litems mentioned in byela..., '··3. a) .and b) above,:so:'that those items shal~ be properly stored in a :'clean and suitable place so "as to avoid, as far :as<possible~ the risk of .~.iKaihsu (talk)ntamination. .. . '~' ::':21:13, 23 November 2008 (UTC)~;;l~:, For the purpose of securingthe;"clean~inessof operators - .~,)<~~:.: ~<;~ '~- ' ,":'.':":~·.:~-::~·.:·-·::Kaihsu (talk) 21:13, 23 November 2008 (UTC)1~;~.Kaihsu (talk) 21:13, 23 November 2008 (UTC)·~·~_ .. a) giving/treatment shall,ensure that ',; I' / .. ,'" . , '~:\ ' .. ..... ,/ / ... 4 NOTE - THE FOLLOWING DOES NOT FORM PART OF THE BYELAWS A. Proprietors shall take all reasonable steps to ensure compliance with these byelaws by persons working on the premises. Section 16(9) of the Act lays down that a registered person shall cause to be prominently displayed on the premises a copy of these byelaws and a copy of any certificate of registration issued to him under Part VIII of the Act. B. Section l6(1)·and (2) of the Local Government (Miscellaneous Provisions) Act 1982 provides that any person \l1ho offends agai.nst any of these byelaws shall be guilty of an offence and liable on summary conviction· to a fine not exceeding £.200. If the convicted person is registered under Part V~II of the Act; the Court may, instead·of or in addition to imposing a fine, order the suspension or'cancellation of his registrat~on~ and of the registration of the . premises in which the offe{nce was committed if such premises are occupied by the person so·convicted. Section 16(11) of. the Act provides that it shall be a defence for the person charged.to prove that he took all reasonabl.e precautions and exercised all due diligence to avoid the commission of the offence. c. Nothing in these byelaws shall extend to the carrying on of the business of ear piercing or of electrolysis as the case may be by or under the supervision of a person who is registered as a medical practitioner or to premises on which any such business is carried on by or under the supervision of such a person.
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