May 13.] THE NEW ZEALAND GAZETTE. 1277

(e.) Every certificate of registration shall show the name of the proprietor or manager or other person responsible for the management of the hairdresser's shop, together with the date of registration or renewal of registration, and the position and description of the premises, and any alterations as referred to in the last preceding paragraph.

(f.) A fresh certificate of registration shall be issued on every renewal of registration and the certificate shall be posted conspicuously in a part of the premises to which the public have access.

(3.) If it appears that any premises registered as a hairdresser's shop are not being kept or conducted in accordance with any of the provisions of these regulations, the local authority, after giving due notice in writing of its intention so to do, and of the grounds of such intention, to the proprietor or manager or other person responsible for the management of the said shop, and after affording a reasonable opportunity to such person of meeting the grounds stated in such notice, may, on being satisfied that such premises are, on the grounds stated as aforesaid, not being kept or conducted in accordance with any of the provisions of these regulations, cancel the registration then current or refuse to renew any registration which has terminated; but no such cancellation or refusal shall prevent the making of a fresh application by the same or any other person for the registration of the said premises. The local authority shall give notice in writing of such cancellation or refusal to the proprietor or manager or other person responsible for the management of the said shop.

6. Every person who carries on trade as a hairdresser or uses any premises as a hairdresser's shop shall provide on the premises used for that purpose a sufficient supply of hot and cold water and such appliances and materials as may be necessary to enable persons employed in or about such premises to comply with these regulations.

7. Every person who carries on trade as a hairdresser or uses any premises as a hairdresser's shop shall keep the premises in which the trade is carried on and the furniture and appliances used in such trade at all times in a cleanly condition.

8. Every person commits an offence who knowingly employs in any hairdresser's shop any person who is suffering from a communicable disease.

9. Every person commits an offence who, while to his own knowledge suffering from a communicable disease, acts as a hairdresser.

10. Every person who carries on the trade of a hairdresser, and every person employed by him as such, commits an offence if he fails to carry out any of the following directions for the protection of his customers from infection by any communicable diseases, that is to say—

(a.) He shall cause all brushes, combs, hair, dusters, scissors, clippers, gowns, and like articles to be kept at all times in a scrupulously clean condition.

(b.) He shall not use in the service of any person any razor, shaving-brush, or shaving-mug unless such razor, shaving-brush, or shaving-mug has been cleansed in boiling water or sterilized in disinfecting solution subsequent to having been used in the service of any other person.

(c.) He shall not use on any person any towel or wash-cloth which has not been cleansed in boiling water since having been used in the service of any other person.

(d.) He shall ensure that his hands and clothing are clean before beginning to perform the services of a barber on any person.

(e.) He shall not apply to the skin of any person any lather or any sponge or cotton wool or powder-puff which has already been applied to the skin of any other person, and he shall not apply any styptic pencil or crystal to the skin of any person unless such pencil or crystal has been dipped in boiling water immediately prior to such application.

(f.) He shall sterilize by boiling for twenty minutes or by immersion for thirty minutes in a solution of formaldehyde (one part of formalin and sixteen parts of water) any brush and any mug which has been used in the process of shaving any person whose skin is inflamed or suppurating, and shall disinfect by immersion either in boiling water or in a disinfectant solution approved by the Medical Officer of Health any razor, clippers, scissors, or other sharp instrument which has been applied to an inflamed or suppurating surface.

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