Children and teenagers across England and Wales have been banned from using sun-beds.
The new law will stop under 18s from getting a tan on the beds in places like gyms and salons.
And the punishment for breaking the rules is pretty big - tanning shops could be fined £20,000 if they're caught letting kids use the beds.
A leading health charity says the new law will help protect children from developing skin cancer in later life.
READING COMPREHENSION
Vocabulary |
banned | forbidden to do something |
gyms | places where people go to exercise |
salons | shop selling beauty or fashion products or services |
tan | |
charity | organisation which gives money or help to people in need |
True or false?
- A sunbed can give you a tan.
- The new law will cure cancer.
- The ban applies to England, Ireland and Wales.
- When you’re 18, you can use a sunbed.
- Sunbeds can’t give you cancer once you turn 18.
- Teenagers who get caught using a sunbed can be fined up to £20,000
- There are shops where you can go to get a fake tan.