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7.—(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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