Regulation 5 Tattoos and piercings
For the purposes of paragraph 3 of Schedule 1 to the Act a severe disfigurement is not to be treated as having a substantial adverse effect on the ability of the person concerned to carry out normal day-to-day activities if it consists of—
(a)
a tattoo (which has not been removed), or
(b)
a piercing of the body for decorative or other non-medical purposes, including any object attached through the piercing for such purposes.