Hairdressing Salon or Barber Shop

Every physical person or legal entity is eligible to obtain a licence for the operation of a hairdressing salon or barber shop, provided that the Cyprus Council of Hairdressers and Barbers Registrar is satisfied that the following criteria are met:

• The hairdresser or barber shop will be established and operate in an independent and autonomous area, specially arranged;
• A town planning permit relevant to the usage as a hairdresser or barber shop has been obtained;
• The hairdresser or barber shop will be managed by registered hairdresser or barber respectively, holder of Professional Licence (see “Practice as a Hairdresser or a Barber” in the “Related Links”);
• The hairdresser or barber shop fulfills the relevant health conditions (see “The Registration of Hairdressers and Barbers Regulations” in “Applications & Documents” ).

The application for the registration of hairdresser’s or barber’s premises can be submitted directly to the competent authority:

Cyprus Council of Hairdressers and Barbers Registrar
Panagron 1a (Industrial Area),
2540 Dali, Nicosia
Tel: +357 22468314/ +357 77778838
Fax: +357 22468315
E-mail: sekom@spidernet.com.cy, simvouliok@gmail.com

1. The application should be accompanied by the following documents:

   • Copy of hairdressing/barber shop architectural plans;
   • Copy of certificate of registration (in case of legal entities);
   • Copy of town planning permit or;
   • Copy of town planning permit – conversion of usage (in cases where the hairdressing/barber shop operates inside the applicant’s house or in a building block).

Licence fee of €80 must be paid upon approval (payable either by cash, cheque or bank transfer).

Administrative Action Against a Competent Authority’s Decision

Any person may file an Administrative Action at the Administrative court against a decision, act or omission of any competent authority or body.

Pursuant to Article 146 of the Constitution, an Administrative Action may be lodged within 75 days from the date of the decision or act or omission or from the day when such decision or act or omission was notified to the applicant.

The Administrative Court acts as a cassation Court and not as a substantive Court. In other words, the Administrative Court may:
I. Dismiss the Administrative Action
II. Annul wholly or partially the contested decision or act
III. Compel the relevant authority or body to take a certain action

After a decision is annulled, the authority and/or public body must reverse things back to the state prior to when the concerned decision and/or act was executed and reexamine.

Appeal Information

An Appeal may be filed against the Administrative Court’s first-instance decision within a period of 42 days from the date such a decision was given.

At the Supreme Court (Court of Appeal Section) hearing, the contested issue of the appeal remains the legality of the decision or act already adjudicated. However, such a revision of the legality of the decision or act is solely examined on the matters and the extent that the two parties have limited the reasons in the relevant notice of appeal.

The decision adopted by the Supreme Court is considered final in relation to the matter that has been judged.

• The Registration of Hairdressers and Barbers Law of 2003 (28 (I) / 2003)
• The Registration of Hairdressers and Barbers Regulations (in the “Applications & Documents”)

Licensed hairdresser and barber shops are obliged to comply with the provisions of the Registration of Hairdressers and Barbers Law and Regulations, as periodically amended, and specifically, among others, to comply with the following:

• The licence should be posted in a conspicuous place within each licensed hairdresser or barber shop;
• A sign should be posted in a conspicuous place within each licensed hairdresser or barber shop indicating the full name of the hairdresser or barber with the phrase “registered hairdresser” or “registered barber” respectively.

The Cyprus Council of Hairdressers and Barbers Registrar has the authority to assign to its officer or officers (referred to as Inspectors) the duty to conduct inspections for compliance or efficient application of the the provisions of the current Law or the Regulations issued under the Law. Health inspections of Hairdresser Shops/Barber Shops are conducted by Health inspectors assigned by the Public and Health Services of the Ministry of Health or the Municipalities in which they operate for that matter.