Apply for a Skin Piercing and Tattooing License
The Council's Civic Government Appeals Board is the licensing authority for all licence applications including the licensing of skin piercing.
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To offer skin piercing treatments - including tattooing, acupuncture, ear and body piercing - both the person performing the treatment and the premises must be licensed by the Council.
Applications must include any information required by the local authority.
A licence fee is payable:
- £600 for 3 years
- £100 for 6 weeks.
No provision in legislation.
Yes. This means that you will be able to act as though your application is granted if you have not heard from the local authority by the end of the 260 day period permitted for final determination of applications.
There are two ways of applying:
- Apply for a Skin Piercing Licence online
- Download an application form attached to be completed and submitted to the address shown.
If you wish to appeal against a decision you may do so to the local sheriff within 28 days of the decision. The Sheriff can only uphold an appeal if they consider that the licensing authority:
- Erred in law
- Used incorrect material fact when making their decision
- Acted contrary to natural justice
- Didn't exercise their discretion in a reasonable manner.
Appeals against a Sheriff's decision can be made to the Court of Session within 28 days of the decision.
If you wish to appeal against a decision you may do so to the local sheriff within 28 days of the decision. The Sheriff can only uphold an appeal if they consider that the licensing authority:
- Erred in law
- Used incorrect material fact when making their decision
- Acted contrary to natural justice
- Didn't exercise their discretion in a reasonable manner.
Appeals against a Sheriff's decision can be made to the Court of Session within 28 days of the decision.
If you wish to appeal against a decision you may do so to the local sheriff within 28 days of the decision. The Sheriff can only uphold an appeal if they consider that the licensing authority:
- Erred in law
- Used incorrect material fact when making their decision
- Acted contrary to natural justice
- Didn't exercise their discretion in a reasonable manner.
Appeals against a Sheriff's decision can be made to the Court of Session within 28 days of the decision.