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The Botulinum Toxin and Cosmetic Fillers (Children) Act 2021 (c. 19) is an act of the Parliament of the United Kingdom. The Act makes it illegal to administer botulinum toxin or fillers for cosmetic purposes to those under the age of 18.
Act of Parliament | |
Long title | An Act to make provision about the administration to persons under the age of 18 of botulinum toxin and of other substances for cosmetic purposes; and for connected purposes. |
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Citation | 2021 c. 19 |
Introduced by | Laura Trott[1] (Commons) Baroness Wyld[1] (Lords) |
Territorial extent | England and Wales (whole act) Scotland and Northern Ireland (sections 4.3 and 5)[2] |
Dates | |
Royal assent | 29 April 2021 |
Commencement | 29 April 2021 (sections 5 and 6)[2] 1 October 2021 (rest of act)[3] |
Status: Current legislation | |
History of passage through Parliament | |
Text of statute as originally enacted | |
Revised text of statute as amended |
The provisions of the Act are:
Section 5 gives the Secretary of State the power to make consequential provisions by statutory instrument.[8] Section 6 lays out the territorial extent of the law and when it commences.[2]
The Act was introduced in the House of Commons as a private member's bill by Laura Trott, the Conservative MP for Sevenoaks, after she was selected fourth in the private members' bill ballot in January 2020.[9] It had its first reading in February 2020, its second reading in October 2020 and was passed to the committee stage by November. The bill had its third reading on 12 March 2021, passing to the House of Lords the same day. It had its second reading in the Lords on 16 April and its third on 28 April, with the need for committee stage being discharged. It gained royal assent on 29 April 2021.[10]
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