Hairdressing registration

Hairdressing businesses in Bury must:

• register with us
• comply with health and safety laws and bylaws
• display a copy of your certificate of registration and byelaws on your premises.

It is free to register your hairdressing business and you can do this online on GOV.UK.

Hairdressing bylaws

The bylaws are for hairdressers and barbers, made by us as the council of the Metropolitan Borough of Bury under section 77 of the Public Health Act 1961.

In these bylaws, unless the context otherwise requires:

• 'Business' means a hairdresser's or barber's business
• 'Premises' means premises on which a business is carried on
• 'Day' means a day on which business is carried on.

For the purposes of securing the cleanliness of premises, a person carrying on the business on those premises shall comply with the following provisions:

• all internal walls, partitions and ceilings shall be capable of being kept clean, and shall be kept clean and in good repair;
  • the floor of every room used in connection with the business and any floor covering shall be kept in such a condition and state of repair as enables it to be kept clean
  • the floor of every room used in connection with the business shall be kept clean and shall be swept at least once a day and as necessary to prevent the accumulation of hair clippings, neck wool or other litter
• all such sweepings and all other litter shall be placed in suitable covered receptacles which shall be emptied at least once a day and as necessary, and kept clean
• every chair or seat shall be kept clean
• every shelf, table, cabinet, washbasin and other fitting shall be kept clean.

For the purpose of securing the cleanliness of instruments, towels, materials and equipment used in premises, a person carrying on the business on those premises shall comply with the following provisions:

• Immediately before use in connection with any customer;
  • any gown, wrap or other protective clothing shall be clean
  • any paper or other covering placed on the back of the chair and any towel, cloth, hairnet, neck wool or other article which is applied to the face, head or neck shall be clean and shall not previously have been used in connection with any other customer unless it consists of a material which can be and has been adequately cleaned
  • any item of equipment and metal instrument likely to come into contact with the customer shall have been sterilized and shall be clean
  • any hairbrush, comb or similar instrument shall have been sterilized and shall be clean
  • any soap in solid form shall have been adequately rinsed
• a fresh supply of water shall be used for purposes of shaving, shampooing or washing each customer and all articles used for purpose of shaving (including any styptic in solid form) shall be adequately cleaned immediately before and after use
• adequate facilities shall be provided for the purpose of any cleaning required to be carried out in pursuance of this bylaw.

For the purpose of securing the cleanliness of hairdressers or barbers working on premises in regard to both themselves and their clothing:

• No such hairdresser or barber shall attend to any customer unless;
  • their hands are clean
  • they are wearing a clean washable overall
  • they keep any open boil or sore on an exposed part of their body effectively covered by an impermeable dressing.
• every person carrying on a business on premises;
  • shall take all reasonable steps to secure compliance with the foregoing provisions of this bylaw by the hairdressers or barbers working on such premises
  • shall provide and maintain suitable and sufficient washing facilities for the hairdressers and barbers working on such premises.

Any person who offends against any of these bylaws shall be liable on summary conviction to a fine not exceeding £50.

Revoked bylaws

The bylaws as to hairdressers and barbers made by the former authorities listed below are hereby revoked:

The Common Seal of the Council of the Metropolitan Borough of Bury was affixed on 7th April 1982.

The foregoing bylaws are hereby confirmed by the Secretary of State for the Environment and came into operation on 1st August 1982.

This is an abstract of the bylaws as to hairdressers and barbers. A signed copy with the common seal of the council is held within our legal department.