Under-18s and very fair-skinned people in NSW will be banned from using solariums by January.

The NSW Government yesterday committed to introducing strict regulations, which would be enforceable by January 1 regardless of whether national guidelines were still being thrashed out.

The Australian Medical Association and NSW Greens criticised the State Government this week for not acting sooner after both Victoria and South Australia introduced regulations earlier this year and Western Australia announced last week it would soon follow.