South Australian Consolidated Regulations

RADIATION PROTECTION AND CONTROL (COSMETIC TANNING UNITS) REGULATIONS 2008 - REG 3

3—Interpretation

In these regulations, unless the contrary intention appears—

"AS/NZS 2635:2002" means AS/NZS 2635:2002 Solaria for cosmetic purposes as in force from time to time;

"cosmetic tanning business" means a business consisting of or involving the provision of a cosmetic tanning service;

"cosmetic tanning service" means a service of tanning human skin for cosmetic purposes by use of a tanning unit;

"skin type 1" means fair skin that—

            (a)         always burns and never tans when exposed to ultraviolet radiation; and

            (b)         is often accompanied by red hair and freckles;

"skin type 2" means fair skin that almost always burns when exposed to ultraviolet radiation and tans only slightly after repeated exposure to ultraviolet radiation;

"skin type 3" means dark skin that seldom burns when exposed to ultraviolet radiation and tans increasingly after repeated exposure to ultraviolet radiation;

"skin type 4" means dark skin that seldom burns when exposed to ultraviolet radiation and tans deeply and quickly when exposed to ultraviolet radiation;

"tanning unit" means electrically powered apparatus designed to produce tanning of human skin by exposure of the skin to ultraviolet radiation emitted by the apparatus;

"ultraviolet radiation" means radiation for which the wavelengths are within the range of 100 to 400 nanometres.