Tattooing of Minors Act 1969
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The Tattooing of Minors Act 1969 (1969 c. 24) is an Act of Parliament
of the Parliament of the United Kingdom
. It gained Royal Assent on 16 May 1969, and is currently in force.
The Act made it an offence to tattoo
a person under the age of eighteen, save for medical reasons.
The Act did not extend to Northern Ireland, though similar regulations were later instituted there by the Tattooing of Minors (Northern Ireland) Order 1979.
Act of Parliament
An Act of Parliament is a statute enacted as primary legislation by a national or sub-national parliament. In the Republic of Ireland the term Act of the Oireachtas is used, and in the United States the term Act of Congress is used.In Commonwealth countries, the term is used both in a narrow...
of the Parliament of the United Kingdom
Parliament of the United Kingdom
The Parliament of the United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland is the supreme legislative body in the United Kingdom, British Crown dependencies and British overseas territories, located in London...
. It gained Royal Assent on 16 May 1969, and is currently in force.
The Act made it an offence to tattoo
Tattoo
A tattoo is made by inserting indelible ink into the dermis layer of the skin to change the pigment. Tattoos on humans are a type of body modification, and tattoos on other animals are most commonly used for identification purposes...
a person under the age of eighteen, save for medical reasons.
The Act did not extend to Northern Ireland, though similar regulations were later instituted there by the Tattooing of Minors (Northern Ireland) Order 1979.