Botulinum Toxin and Cosmetic Fillers (Children) Act 2021

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Botulinum Toxin and Cosmetic Fillers (Children) Act 2021
Act of Parliament
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Long title An Act to make provision about the administration to persons under the age of 18 of botulinum toxin and of other substances for cosmetic purposes; and for connected purposes.
Citation 2021 c. 19
Introduced by Laura Trott [1] (Commons)
Baroness Wyld [1] (Lords)
Territorial extent  England and Wales (whole act)
Scotland and Northern Ireland (sections 4.3 and 5) [2]
Dates
Royal assent 29 April 2021
Commencement 29 April 2021 (sections 5 and 6) [2]
1 October 2021 (rest of act) [3]
Status: Current legislation
History of passage through Parliament
Text of statute as originally enacted
Revised text of statute as amended

The Botulinum Toxin and Cosmetic Fillers (Children) Act 2021 (c. 19) is an act of the Parliament of the United Kingdom. The Act makes it illegal to administer botulinum toxin or fillers for cosmetic purposes to those under the age of 18.

Contents

Provisions

The provisions of the Act are:

Section 1

Section 2

Section 3

Section 4

Sections 5 and 6

Section 5 gives the Secretary of State the power to make consequential provisions by statutory instrument. [8] Section 6 lays out the territorial extent of the law and when it commences. [2]

Timetable

The Act was introduced in the House of Commons as a private member's bill by Laura Trott, the Conservative MP for Sevenoaks, after she was selected fourth in the private members' bill ballot in January 2020. [9] It had its first reading in February 2020, its second reading in October 2020 and was passed to the committee stage by November. The bill had its third reading on 12 March 2021, passing to the House of Lords the same day. It had its second reading in the Lords on 16 April and its third on 28 April, with the need for committee stage being discharged. It gained royal assent on 29 April 2021. [10]

See also

Notes

  1. A regulated health professional means a registered nurse, a registered dentist under the Dentists Act 1984, a registered pharmacist under the Pharmacy Order 2010, or a registered person within the meaning of the Pharmacy (Northern Ireland) Order 1976.

References

  1. 1 2 "Botulinum Toxin and Cosmetic Fillers (Children) Act 2021". Parliament.uk . Retrieved 26 March 2022.
  2. 1 2 3 "6 - Extent, commencement and short title". Legislation.gov.uk . Retrieved 26 March 2022.
  3. "The Botulinum Toxin and Cosmetic Fillers (Children) Act 2021 (Commencement) Regulations 2021" (PDF). Legislation.gov.uk . Retrieved 26 March 2022.
  4. 1 2 "1 - Offence of administering certain substances to a child". Legislation.gov.uk . Retrieved 26 March 2022.
  5. 1 2 "2 - Offence by persons carrying on a business". Legislation.gov.uk . Retrieved 26 March 2022.
  6. 1 2 "3 - Offences by bodies corporate". Legislation.gov.uk . Retrieved 26 March 2022.
  7. 1 2 "4 - Enforcement". Legislation.gov.uk . Retrieved 26 March 2022.
  8. "5 - Power to make consequential provision". Legislation.gov.uk . Retrieved 26 March 2022.
  9. "PRESS RELEASE: Laura Trott MP celebrates ban of under 18's receiving Botox and cosmetic fillers". LauraTrott.org. 29 April 2021. Retrieved 26 March 2022.
  10. "Botulinum Toxin and Cosmetic Fillers (Children) Act 2021 - Stages". Parliament.uk . Retrieved 26 March 2022.