Purpose

The Public Health (Wales) Act
2017, Part 4, introduces a new licensing regime for ‘Special
Procedures’ (tattooing, piercing, acupuncture and
electrolysis), which will require practitioners to be licensed by
the local authority.  The report seeks
approval for arrangements to be made for discharge of the new
functions.

Content

Cllr Joe Carter declared a personal interest in item
9, as he works for a charity that campaigns against
smoking.

 
RESOLVED: that
 
1)             
the Special Procedures functions which are required
by law to be discharged by the statutory Licensing Committee,
within its approved Terms of Reference, and the proposed
arrangements in this regard, as set out in paragraph 10 of the
report be noted;
 
2)             
the delegation to the Shared Regulatory Services
Joint Committee of all Executive functions under the following
Parts of the Public Health (Wales) Act 2017 and regulations made
thereunder be approved:
 
(i)             
Part 3 Chapter 1, Smoke free premises, places and
vehicles;
(ii)            
Part 4, Special Procedures; and
(iii)          
Part 5, Intimate piercing on children;
 
3)             
It be noted and agreed that the Shared Regulatory
Services Joint Committee will be responsible for granting all
authorisations and delegations required by the Head of the Shared
Regulatory Service and SRS officers in order to effectively
discharge the delegated functions;
 
4)             
the amendment of the SRS Joint Working Agreement to
reflect the arrangements approved under recommendations 1, 2 and 3
above be approved; and
 
5)             
the Director of Governance & Legal Services be
authorised, in consultation with the relevant Cabinet member, to
agree the terms and execute the required Deed of Variation to the
Joint Working Agreement.