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Quick question re laws

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  • 03-11-2012 11:38pm
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    samina
    Registered Users Posts: 329 ✭✭


    Hi all. Just wondering Is it possible with the serious lack of regulation in the tattoo industry, for a person (specificly minors) to just buy the equipment, and start tattooing people from their home without even basic knowledge of health and safety? Please tell me it's not possible


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    ladywhiteraven
    Registered Users Posts: 17 ✭ladywhiteraven


    It's not just possible, it is happening, a young lad (16) was recently caught tattooing 14 and 13 year olds with gear his mummy brought off ebay, he had no autoclave or ideas on effective sterilization, it was somewhere in England a few weeks ago.

    I know SO many people who have brought kit and are tattooing friends, there is no law except regarding the age of persons being tattooed, as far as I am aware.


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    samina
    Registered Users Posts: 329 ✭✭samina


    ladywhiteraven wrote: »
    It's not just possible, it is happening, a young lad (16) was recently caught tattooing 14 and 13 year olds with gear his mummy brought off ebay, he had no autoclave or ideas on effective sterilization, it was somewhere in England a few weeks ago.

    I know SO many people who have brought kit and are tattooing friends, there is no law except regarding the age of persons being tattooed, as far as I am aware.

    From what I read there is no law regarding age. It is up to tattoo parlours put their own age restrictions.


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    ladywhiteraven
    Registered Users Posts: 17 ✭ladywhiteraven


    Scary scary stuff. I know the lad I mentioned in my first post was charged for assault on a minor, but he himself, at 16 is too young to be legally tattooed. I know everyone has to start somewhere but ...NO, just no


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    Atavan-Halen
    Registered Users Posts: 15,183 ✭✭✭✭Atavan-Halen


    samina wrote: »
    Hi all. Just wondering Is it possible with the serious lack of regulation in the tattoo industry, for a person (specificly minors) to just buy the equipment, and start tattooing people from their home without even basic knowledge of health and safety? Please tell me it's not possible

    In Ireland, yes this is true. I could go on ebay now, buy a kit and start tattooing people straight away. There's no laws or official regulation regarding tattoos here unfortunately.


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    Orim
    Registered Users Posts: 4,971 ✭✭✭Orim


    Tattooing just isn't on anyone's radar, so they bother thinking about it or trying to make laws. I'd doubt we'll see any laws until the child of a politician comes home with a tattoo.


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    Star Lord
    Registered Users Posts: 30,123 ✭✭✭✭Star Lord


    ladywhiteraven wrote: »
    Scary scary stuff. I know the lad I mentioned in my first post was charged for assault on a minor, but he himself, at 16 is too young to be legally tattooed. I know everyone has to start somewhere but ...NO, just no
    They were charged because there is legislation in the UK for it. Here, there is nothing. There are no laws, no standards that must be adhered to, nothing at all.


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