LOCAL GOVERNMENT ACT 1976 BARBER SHOPS AND HAIRDRESSERS (PERBADANAN PUTRAJAYA) BY-LAWS 1999
IN exercise of the powers conferred by section 102 of the Local Government Act 1976[Act 171], the Perbadanan Putrajaya makes and pursuant to section 103 of the said Act, the State Authority confirms the following by-laws:
1. These by-laws may be cited as the Barber Shops and Hairdressers (Perbadanan Putrajaya) By-laws 1999 and shall apply only to the Kawasan Perbadanan Putrajaya and shall come into force on the date of their publication in the Gazette.
2. In these by-laws unless the context otherwise requires -
"authorised officer" means any authorised in writing by the President of Perbadanan Putrajaya;
"barber's shop" includes a hairdresser's shop and every saloon and all premises wherein or whereon the business of hairdressing is carried on;
"disinfecting solution" means a solution of any disinfectant which equals in bactericidal strength of 5 percent solution of carbolic acid or any other disinfectant as may be determined by the Perbadanan;
"hairdresser" includes a barber and an employee of a hairdresser when such person is engaged in a barber's shop with work connected with hairdressing;
"hairdressing" includes hair-cutting, hair-waving, trimming, dyeing, shaving, shampooing and every similar operation usually performed by a hairdresser either manually, mechanically, electrically or by means of any powder or solution or by any combination of such methods.
"Kawasan Perbadanan Putrajaya" means the area as described under Section 10 of the Perbadanan Putrajaya Act 1995[Act 536];
"Perbadanan" means the Perbadanan Putrajaya established under section 3 of the Perbadanan Putrajaya Act 1995[Act 536];
(1) An application for a licence under by-law 3 shall be made to the Perbadanan in such form and manner as the Perbadanan may determined.
(2) The Perbadanan may require any applicant for the issue or renewal of a licence to attend in person or in the case of a corporation or firm, may require an authorised representative of that corporation or firm to attend at the time of issue or renewal.
(3) Upon approval of the application, the Perbadanan shall issue a licence subject to:-
(a) payment of the fee as set out in the Schedule; (b) such conditons and restrictions as may be specified therein ; and (c) payment of a deposit of such sum as the Perbadanan may determined.
(4) The licence shall be in such form as the Perbadanan may determined.
(5) The Perbadanan may issue a licence for any period not exceeding three years and is renewable subject to an application for renewal being made to the Perbadanan three months before expiry and the payment of the fee as set out in the Schedule on or before the expiry date.
(6) Where any period of a licence is less than a year, the fee payable for such licence shall be calculated on a month to month basis based on the rate as set out in the Schedule and for the purpose of this by-law, part of a month shall be deemed to be one month.
6. The deposit paid under by-law 4(3)(c) shall, unless forfeited under by-law 8, be refunded with no adjustment for interest on the amount deposited to the licencee after the licencee has ceased operations and upon surrender of the licence to the Perbadanan in the event that the licence has not expired.
(1) The Perbadanan may forfeit the deposit in whole or in part if the Perbadanan is satisfied that there has been a breach of the conditions or restrictions of the licence or contravention of the provisions of these by-laws.
(2) Upon forfeiture of such deposit, the licence shall be deemed to be cancelled, unless the Perbadanan on the application of the licencee allows the licence to continue to be in force subject to repayment of the deposit that has been forfeited.
(a) who is suffering from any communicable disease; (b) who is a carrier of any infectious disease; (c) who is suffering from any condition causing a discharge of pus or serum from any part of the body or other skin ailment; (d) who has reason to believe or suspect that he is likely to transmit disease-producing organisms; (e) who is known to be in contact with any person suffering from any communicable disease; or (f) who is not in possession of a valid medical certificate issued by a registered medical practitioner; shall be engaged to work in a barber's shop nor be present at the place or the premises where the business of hairdressing is carried out.
11. Every hairdresser carrying on the trade or business of a hairdresser or in charge of or employed in the premises in which such business is carried on shall allow any authorised officer to enter the premises at anytime without notice to inspect the premise and every part thereof and shall not hinder him or permit him to be hindered in the making of such inspection.
12. The premises of every barber's shop, its fittings, furniture and equipment shall at all times be maintained in good order and in a clean condition.
14. There shall be provided in every barber's shop at least two suitable receptacles with close-fitting lids, into one of which all soiled towels and other soiled cloths shall be placed immediately after their use, and into the other all hair clippings and other trade wastes shall be placed as soon as practicable after attending a customer.
(1) Before attending to a customer, every hairdresser shall thoroughly clean his hands using disinfectant and clean water and when necessary a nail brush.
(2) Every hairdresser shall, whilst attending to a customer, wear a clean and properly fitting coat or overall of white or light-coloured material.
(3) Every hairdresser shall undergo a medical examination once a year for the purpose of by-law 10.
(1) Face towels and neck towels shall be provided fresh and clean while other fabrics which come into direct contact with a customer's skin shall be provided clean for each customer.
(2) Face towels shall be immersed in boiling water or steamed before use on every customer.
18. Mugs used to contain the water for producing lather for shaving shall be emptied immediately after use for each customer and cleaned with boiling water.
20. Any instrument use to stop bleeding shall be used on each customer only and shall immediately after use be deposited in the receptacle provided for trade wastes.
(1) Every hairdresser shall cause all the appliances in general use to be sterilised before and after being used on each customer by a method determined by the Perbadanan.
(2) Razor blades shall be used on one customer only .
25. A copy of these by-laws and licence, suitably framed, shall at all times be conspicuously displayed in every barber's shop and shall be constantly maintained in a clean, visible and legible state.
26. Any person who contravenes any of the provisions of these by-laws shall be guilty of an offence and shall upon conviction be liable to a fine not exceeding two thousand ringgit or to imprisonment for a term not exceeding one year or both such fine and imprisonment and in the case of continuing offence to a fine not exceeding two hundred ringgit for each day during which the offence is continued after conviction.
