Public Health (Sunbeds) Act 2014

Application of Act

3. (1) This Act applies to the use of a sunbed on a sunbed premises, the sale or hire of sunbeds or the advertisement or promotion of the use, sale or hire of sunbeds.

(2) This Act does not apply to the use of a source of artificial ultra-violet radiation used for phototherapy provided under the supervision or direction of a relevant medical practitioner in a healthcare establishment, or provided elsewhere by that establishment under such supervision or direction.

(3) In this section—

healthcare establishment” means a hospital, healthcare centre, clinic or other facility which is normally attended by a relevant medical practitioner, where phototherapy may be provided under the supervision or direction of such a medical practitioner and where that equipment is regulated by a medical physicist;

medical practitioner” means a medical practitioner who is for the time being registered in the register established under section 43 of the Medical Practitioners Act 2007;

relevant medical practitioner” means a medical practitioner who is registered in the Specialist Division of the register, under section 43 of the Medical Practitioners Act 2007, under the medical specialities of—

(a) dermatology,

(b) paediatrics, or

(c) such other specialities as the Minister may prescribe.