42Tattooing of juveniles

42 Tattooing of juveniles S. 42(1AA) inserted by No. 49/2008 s. 3(1). (1AA) In this section— ***beading*** means the cutting of the skin of a person and the insertion of an object beneath the skin to produce a lump; ***branding*** means the application of heat, cold or a substance to the skin of a person to produce scar tissue; ***like process*** includes scarification, tongue splitting, branding and beading; ***person*** means a living human being; ***scarification*** means the cutting of the skin of a person to create scar tissue; ***tongue splitting*** means the cutting of the tongue of a person to divide the tongue, or part of the tongue, into 2 or more segments. S. 42(1) amended by Nos. 9554 s. 2(2)(Sch. 2 item 331), 49/2008 s. 3(2). (1) Any person who performs any tattooing or like process on any person under the age of eighteen years shall be guilty of an offence. S. 42(2) amended by Nos 23/1994 s. 118(Sch. 1 item 55.1), 97/2005 s. 182(Sch. 4 item 49), 13/2010 s. 51(Sch. item 54.1). (2) Nothing in this Division shall apply to any tattooing or other like process performed by or at the written request of a person registered under the Health Practitioner Regulation National Law to practise in the medical profession (other than as a student). Pt 1 Div. 6 (Heading) repealed by No. 74/2000 s. 3(Sch. 1 item 121.3), new Pt 1 Div. 6 (Heading and ss 43–44A) inserted by No. 49/2008 s. 4.