# The Health and Social Care Act 2008 (Regulated Activities) Regulations 2009, Paragraph 7: Surgical procedures


(1) Subject to sub-paragraphs (2) to (5), surgical procedures (including all pre-operative and post-operative care associated with such procedures) carried on by a health care professional for—
(a) the purpose of treating disease, disorder or injury;
(b) cosmetic purposes, where the procedure involves the use of instruments or equipment which are inserted into the body; or
(c) the purpose of religious observance.
(2) Subject to sub-paragraph (3), the following procedures are excepted from sub-paragraph (1)—
(a) nail surgery and nail bed procedures carried out by a health care professional on any area of the foot; and
(b) surgical procedures involving the curettage, cautery or cryocautery of warts, verrucae or other skin lesions carried out by—
(i) a medical practitioner, or
(ii) another health care professional on any area of the foot.
(3) Sub-paragraph (2) only applies where the procedures are carried out—
(a) without anaesthesia; or
(b) using local anaesthesia.
(4) The following cosmetic procedures are excepted from sub-paragraph (1)(b)—
(a) the piercing of any part of the human body;
(b) tattooing;
(c) the subcutaneous injection of a substance or substances for the purpose of enhancing a person’s appearance; and
(d) the removal of hair roots or small blemishes on the skin by the application of heat using an electric current.

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Source: https://www.legislation.gov.uk/ukdsi/2009/9780111487006/schedule/1/paragraph/7 (the official version)
Page: https://openlegislation.uk/draft-health-and-social-care-act-2008-regulated-activities-regulations-2009/schedule-1/paragraph-7
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