Summary
If you operate a hairdresser in Northern Ireland, you must be registered with your local authority and comply with local Health and Safety rules. If the business changes into new ownership, the new owner must also register with Council.
To register your hairdressing business, please contact the Environmental Services Department within Causeway Coast and Glens Borough Council. An Environmental Health Officer will guide you through the registration process and provide you with the relevant registration form.
Causeway Coast and Glens Borough Council can make by-laws relating to the following:
- Inspecting premises
- Ensuring the premises are sufficiently clean, lit and ventilated
- Detailing precautions to be made in relation to protecting against contamination or infection
- Ensuring that anyone employed in such a business has sufficient training on how to use tools and apparatus and for hygienic working methods
- To require insurance to be in place against third party liabilities
Officers of Causeway Coast and Glens Borough Council will have the power to enter and inspect premises.
Fees
This service is free of charge.
Eligibility Criteria
No provision in legislation.
Regulation Summary
Hairdressers Act (NI) 1939
Application Evaluation Process
No provision in legislation.
Will Tacit Consent Apply?
No. It is in the public interest that the authority must process your application before it can be granted. If you have not heard from Causeway Coast and Glens Borough Council within 20 days, please contact us.
Apply Online
- Application to register as a hairdresser
- Application to change a hairdresser registration
Forms to Download, Print and Post
Failed Application Redress
Please contact Causeway Coast and Glens Borough Council in the first instance.
Applicants will be notified within 10 working days of any Council decision in respect of the application.
Licence Holder Redress
Please contact Causeway Coast and Glens Borough Council in the first instance.
If a licence holder is convicted of an offence in a Magistrates court and the court cancel the registration, the licence holder may appeal against the cancellation to the court they were convicted in.
Contact Details
Environmental Services Department
Causeway Coast and Glens Borough Council
Ballymoney Office
Riada House
14 Charles Street
Ballymoney
BT53 6DZ
Tel: 028 2766 0233
Email: environmentalhealth@causewaycoastandglens.gov.uk
Consumer Complaint
We would advise that in the event of a complaint, the first contact is made with the trader by you – preferably in the form of a letter (with proof of deliver).
If that has not worked, if you are located in the UK: Consumer Direct will give you advice. From outside the UK contact the: European Consumer Centre.
Contact Us
If you would like further information, please contact us at Ballymoney Office, Riada House, 14 Charles Street, Ballymoney, BT53 6DZ.