now before everyone jumps in telling me it's 18, please read this, taken from www.wikipedia.org:
"In the UK it is a common misconception that the age restriction for getting a tattoo is 18 years old, but the law actually states that a person must be at least 16 years of ages to get a tattoo without the permission of a parent or guardian."
So why do all the tattoo parlours say it's 18?? And if it IS 18, where can i get one at 16?
Tattoo parlours say that because they don't want a 13 year old claiming to be 16. And they can set their own rules - they can refuse to tattoo anybody.
A statutory minimum age of consent for tatooing (18 years of age) is specified in the Tattooing of Minors Act 1969. This makes it an offence to tattoo a person under 18 years of age.
ah i see, that would make a lot of sense.
am in ipswich, all the tattoo parlours around here are reluctant to tattoo me, which i now see is because it IS in fact 16, cheers everyone
The uk law 'Tattooing Of Minors Act 1969' state that tattoo artist who tattoo anyone under the age of 18 will be fined £50 or on a secondary offence £100.