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Tattooing of Minors Act 1969

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Tattooing of Minors Act
Act of Parliament
Long titleAn Act to prohibit the tattooing of persons under the age of eighteen years.
Citation1969 c. 24
Territorial extent Great Britain
Dates
Royal assent16 May 1969
Commencement16 June 1969
Other legislation
Relates toTattooing of Minors (Northern Ireland) Order 1979
Status: Current legislation
Text of statute as originally enacted
Revised text of statute as amended

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.[citation needed]

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