Legislation and regulation

Licensing requirements

Hairdressers should be aware of the following;

• under the Copyright, Designs and Patents Act 1988, if background music is provided, a licence from the Performing Right Society (PRS) is required. In addition, for the public use of music recordings a licence from Phonographic Performance Limited is required, and for the public use of videos, a licence from Video Performance Limited is required
• hairdressers must register with their local authority Environmental Health Department (there is no charge for registering) and conform with any local bye laws made under the Public Health Act 1961

For addresses of the PRS, PPL and VPL, see Legislation and regulation: Sources of further information.