Sunbeds
Sunbeds (Regulation) Act 2010
The purpose of the Act is to prevent the use of sunbeds by children and young people under the age of 18 on a business premises. The Act received Royal Assent April 2010 and came into force on 8 April 2011. This legislation was considered to be necessary because of health risks. The main cause of skin cancer is over-exposure to UV rays (ultraviolet). Concerns began to arise in regards to the association between skin cancer and sunbeds in 2003. The Act defines a sunbed as “an electrically-powered device designed to produce tanning of the human skin by the emission of ultra-violet radiation.” The following are included in the definition:
Lie-down sunbeds
Canopy sunbeds
Vertical stand-in sunbeds
Sun showers
Portable sun lamps.
The World Health Organization (WHO) issued Artificial Tanning Sunbeds: Risks and Guidance to assist governments to develop a public health policy on sunbeds. The guide showed that evidence proved cumulative exposure to UV radiation increases the risk of skin cancers, (Sunbed exposure + natural skin exposure = an increase to the skin cancer risk). The guide also shows the most vulnerable skin is young person’s skin and this was then recommended that people under the age of 18 should not use sunbeds. The Public Health (Control of Disease) Act 1984 is mentioned in the act. It is an act to consolidate certain enactments relating to the control of disease and to the establishment and functions of port health authorities.
The acts guidance has been developed by the Department of Health and the Welsh Assembly Government in negotiation with Local Government Regulation. The act also contains powers for further regulation the Welsh Assembly Government introduced the Sunbeds (Regulation) Act 2010 (Wales) Regulation 2011 in October 2011 to further regulate sunbed businesses in Wales.
The Act attempts to prevent people under the age of 18 from using sunbeds. Businesses that promote the use of sunbeds on their premises are
The purpose of the Act is to prevent the use of sunbeds by children and young people under the age of 18 on a business premises. The Act received Royal Assent April 2010 and came into force on 8 April 2011. This legislation was considered to be necessary because of health risks. The main cause of skin cancer is over-exposure to UV rays (ultraviolet). Concerns began to arise in regards to the association between skin cancer and sunbeds in 2003. The Act defines a sunbed as “an electrically-powered device designed to produce tanning of the human skin by the emission of ultra-violet radiation.” The following are included in the definition:
Lie-down sunbeds
Canopy sunbeds
Vertical stand-in sunbeds
Sun showers
Portable sun lamps.
The World Health Organization (WHO) issued Artificial Tanning Sunbeds: Risks and Guidance to assist governments to develop a public health policy on sunbeds. The guide showed that evidence proved cumulative exposure to UV radiation increases the risk of skin cancers, (Sunbed exposure + natural skin exposure = an increase to the skin cancer risk). The guide also shows the most vulnerable skin is young person’s skin and this was then recommended that people under the age of 18 should not use sunbeds. The Public Health (Control of Disease) Act 1984 is mentioned in the act. It is an act to consolidate certain enactments relating to the control of disease and to the establishment and functions of port health authorities.
The acts guidance has been developed by the Department of Health and the Welsh Assembly Government in negotiation with Local Government Regulation. The act also contains powers for further regulation the Welsh Assembly Government introduced the Sunbeds (Regulation) Act 2010 (Wales) Regulation 2011 in October 2011 to further regulate sunbed businesses in Wales.
The Act attempts to prevent people under the age of 18 from using sunbeds. Businesses that promote the use of sunbeds on their premises are