Public Health (Sunbeds) Act 2014

Notification

13. (1) The Executive shall compile and maintain a list of persons who own a sunbed business (the “Sunbed Business Notification List”).

(2) Within 6 months of the commencement of this section, or such further period as may be prescribed, the owner of a sunbed business shall by notice in writing inform the Executive that he or she provides sunbeds for use, sale or hire.

(3) A person who intends to carry on a sunbed business shall by notice in writing inform the Executive of his or her intention no later than 30 days before commencing to carry on the business.

(4) Where a sunbed business is transferred to a new owner, that owner shall by notice in writing inform the Executive of the transfer of the sunbed business concerned within 30 days of the occurrence of such transfer.

(5) A notice under subsection (2), (3) or (4) shall include—

(a) the name and address of the person concerned,

(b) the address of each sunbed premises owned by that person,

(c)(i) where the business provides sunbeds for use on the premises, the number of sunbeds on the premises,

(ii) where the business offers sunbeds for hire, the number of sunbeds available for hire and the number of sunbeds hired out, or

(iii) where the business sells sunbeds, the number of sunbeds available for sale,

(d) information relating to the completion of training prescribed under section 14 by the person carrying on or intending to carry on the sunbed business concerned or by an employee of that business,

(e) such other information as may be prescribed.

(6) A notice under subsection (2), (3) or (4) shall be accompanied by such fee in respect of each premises referred to in subsection (5)(b) as may be prescribed from time to time for the purpose of the establishment and maintenance of the Sunbed Business Notification List and to contribute to the expenses of carrying out of investigations under and the enforcement of this Act.

(7) A notice under subsection (2), (3) or (4) shall be in such form as may be prescribed.

(8) The owner of a sunbed business shall inform the Executive in writing of any change to the information included in the notice under subsection (2), (3) or (4) within 30 days of the occurrence of the change and the Executive shall enter that change on the Sunbed Business Notification List maintained in accordance with subsection (1).

(9) The Executive shall enter the information required under subsection (5), and notified to it under subsection (2), (3) or (4), on to the Sunbed Business Notification List compiled and maintained under subsection (1) and assign to each of the premises concerned a notification number.

(10) The owner or manager of a sunbed business shall display on the sunbed premises concerned, in such form or manner as may be prescribed, the notification number assigned to that premises under subsection (9).

(11) The owner of a sunbed business shall pay to the Executive such fee or fees prescribed under subsection (6) at such intervals as may be prescribed.

(12) A person—

(a) to whom subsection (2), (3) or (4) applies, who fails to notify the Executive in accordance with those subsections,

(b) who knowingly or recklessly provides false or misleading information to the Executive as respects notifying information required by subsection (5),

(c) who fails to inform the Executive of any change to the information in a notice under subsection (2), (3) or (4) within the period required by subsection (8),

(d) who fails to display on a sunbed premises the notification number assigned to that premises as required by subsection (10), or

(e) who fails to pay a fee prescribed under subsection (6) at such intervals as may be prescribed under subsection (11), commits an offence.