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(b) No person shall be permitted to take an examina-
tion to act as a demonstrator who shall not have had all
the qualifications necessary to become an operator.

(c) No person shall be permitted to take an examina-
tion to act as a manager of a beauty shop unless such
person shall be at least 18 years of age and has had at
least 18 months experience as an operator in a beauty shop
or, in lieu of said 18 months experience, 1, 500 hours of
training at a registered school of beauty culture inclusive
of the studies necessary to become an operator, and 6
months experience as an operator.

(d) No person shall be permitted to take an examina-
tion for a certificate to teach beauty culture unless such
person shall be at least 18 years of age and has had at
least two years experience as an operator in a beauty shop
or, in lieu of said two years experience, 2, 000 hours of
training in a duly registered school of beauty culture,
inclusive of the studies necessary to become an operator.

399. MANICURING.

A certificate of registration limited to manicure the
nails only may be applied for and granted under all of the
terms and conditions of this Act, except that the examina-
tion therefor may be limited to such practice only and the
required schooling shall be not less than 100 hours or not
less than three months practical experience.

400. EXCEPTIONS TO EXAMINATION REQUIRE-
MENTS; PRESENT STUDENTS AND APPRENTICES.

(a) Any person who has practiced or taught beauty
culture or acted as manager of a beauty shop or school of
beauty culture, under a certificate, license or permit, for not
less than two years in another State, territory, or District
of Columbia, or any person who is thus engaged in this State
at the time this Act goes into effect, may secure the certifi-
cate of registration required by this Act without an exami-
nation or compliance with other requirements as to age or
education, provided such person shall make application to
the Board for registration within 60 days after the effective
date of this Act. Such application shall be accompanied by an
affidavit on a form to be furnished by the Board, of a prac-
ticing physician that the applicant was examined and is free
from all contagious and infectious diseases, and the regis-
tration fee required by this Act.

(b) Any person studying beauty culture in a school of
beauty culture or as an apprentice in a beauty shop in this
State at the time this Act goes into effect shall receive