SCHEDULE 1Regulated Activities
Surgical procedures6
1
Subject to sub-paragraphs (2) to (4), 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
the purpose of sterilisation or reversal of sterilisation,
c
cosmetic purposes, where the procedure involves the use of instruments or equipment which are inserted into the body, or
d
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)(c)—
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.