Tattoo law in Northern Ireland
In Northern Ireland a person who tattoos a minor, meaning anyone under 18, commits an offence. It is a defence to reasonably believe the person was 18 or over, or to tattoo for medical reasons as or under a doctor.
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- Minimum age
- Under 18 (offence to tattoo a minor)
- Law
- Tattooing of Minors (Northern Ireland) Order 1979, articles 2 to 4
- Source
- legislation.gov.uk (The National Archives), read 5 November 2026.
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