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HAIRDRESSERS AND BARBERS
Byelaws as to hairdressers and barbers made by the St. Marylebone Metropolitan Borough
Council under section 18 (4) of the London County Council (General Powers) Act, 1954
1.—(1) In these byelaws, unless the context otherwise requires—
"hairdresser or barber" means any person carrying on the business of a hairdresser or barber on
premises registered under section 18 (1) of the London County Council (General Powers) Act, 1954;
"day" means a day on which business is carried on.
(2) The Interpretation Act, 1889, applies to the interpretation of these byelaws as it applies to the
interpretation of an Act of Parliament.
2.—For the purpose of securing the cleanliness of the premises, a hairdresser or barber shall comply with the
following provisions:—
(а) all internal walls, partitions and ceilings shall be painted, distempered, whitewashed, papered, decorated,
furnished or otherwise treated and shall be capable of being kept clean, kept in good repair and cleansed
as necessary;
(b) the floor and any coverings shall be kept in good repair, and shall be cleansed at least once a day and
swept as necessary to prevent the accumulation of hair clippings, neck wool or other litter ;
(c) all such sweepings and all other litter shall be placed in suitable covered receptacles, which shall be
emptied as necessary and at least once a day, and kept clean;
(d) every chair or seat shall be cleansed as necessary;
(e) every shelf, table, cabinet, washbasin and other fitting shall be kept clean.
3.—-For the purpose of securing the cleanliness of any instruments, towels, materials and equipment used in
the premises, a hairdresser or barber shall comply with the following provisions:—
(а) before use in connection with any customer—
(i) any gown, wrap, overall or other protective clothing shall be clean ;
(ii) any paper or other covering placed on the back of a 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 (other than
paper or wool) which can be, and has been, adequately cleansed ;
(iii) any metal instrument shall have been sterilised or otherwise adequately cleansed;
(iv) any hairbrush, comb or similar instrument shall be clean, and shall have been sterilised, or otherwise
adequately washed or cleansed, at least once a day;
(v) any soap in solid form shall have been adequately rinsed;
(b) a fresh supply of water shall be used for purposes of shaving, shampooing or washing each customer, and
all articles used for purposes of shaving (including any styptic in solid form) shall be adequately cleansed
immediately after use;
(c) there shall be provided washing facilities which are adequate for the purposes of any cleansing carried
out in pursuance of this byelaw.
4.—For the purpose of securing the cleanliness of persons employed in the premises, in regard to both themselves
and their clothing, a hairdresser or barber shall—
(а) cause every such person to keep his hands and clothes in a clean condition;
(б) provide and maintain suitable and sufficient washing facilities for the use of such persons;
(c) cause any overalls worn to be clean;
(d) cause every such person who has an open boil or sore on an exposed part of the body to keep such open
boil or sore effectively covered by an impermeable dressing while attending to any customer.
S. J. RUTTY,
Town Clerk.
Notes—(a) These byelaws operate from 1st December, 1955.
(b) A copy of the byelaws must be displayed on the premises.
(c) The maximum penalty for non-compliance with a byelaw is £5 and the Court may order
suspension or revocation of the registration as a hairdresser or barber.
Town Hall,
St. Marylebone, W.l.