Tattooing of Minors Act 1969 explained

Short Title:Tattooing of Minors Act
Type:Act
Parliament:Parliament of the United Kingdom
Long Title:An Act to prohibit the tattooing of persons under the age of eighteen years.
Year:1969
Citation:1969 c. 24
Territorial Extent:Great Britain
Royal Assent:16 May 1969
Commencement:16 June 1969
Related Legislation:Tattooing of Minors (Northern Ireland) Order 1979
Status:Current
Original Text:https://www.legislation.gov.uk/ukpga/1969/24/enacted
Revised Text:https://www.legislation.gov.uk/ukpga/1969/24

The Tattooing of Minors Act 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.

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