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Mon 10 Oct 2008Ban on use of sunbeds for children moves closer
A BAN ON the use of sunbeds by under 18-year-olds has moved a step closer with the Department of Health planning to meet interested parties in the coming weeks before it finalises legislation providing for the ban.
In recent months the department received 18 submissions in a public consultation on proposed legislation to regulate the use of the artificial tanning machines. The majority of submissions sought a ban on the use of sunbeds by under 18-year-olds.
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