All Registered MTI Practitioners are required to sign a declaration that they agree to abide by the following code of ethics:

1. The Practitioner's responsibility to the profession and colleagues
1.1 Practitioners must ensure they are competent to give massage in the best       interests of the client.
      If this is not possible, through ill health – mentally or physically
      – the practitioner should refrain from practising.
1.2 Practitioners should be aware of their limitations and refer clients to
     other appropriate qualified practitioners where their requirements appear
     to be outside the scope of holistic massage.
1.3 Practitioners should not make any kind of medical diagnosis of or
     prescribe treatment for a client unless qualified to do so.
     Practitioners shall ensure that clients are aware of the complementary
     nature of the treatment and advise them to seek medical help wherever      appropriate.
     Practitioners must be aware of contra-indications to massage and have
     a responsibility to ask clients abut any medical treatment and medication,
     and to be able to consult the GP, if appropriate.
     If a patient is referred by a medical practitioner, the medical practitioner
     shall remain clinically accountable for the client and for any treatment given
     by the massage practitioner.
1.4 Practitioners must not make any claims to cure.
1.5 Practitioners should monitor their ongoing development and update their       knowledge through professional literature, courses and supervision.
1.6 Practitioners should be aware of the laws prohibiting complementary
     therapists from treating certain medical conditions. It is an offence to
     massage a woman in childbirth, or for ten days thereafter, without the
     consent of a medical practitioner. It is an offence to treat someone with
     venereal disease; venereal disease being defined as syphilis,
     gonorrhoea or soft chancre.

2. Practitioner-client relationship
2.1 The practitioner’s obligation to clients is based primarily on the contractual
      relationship between them. Practitioners should explain the nature of the
      contract in particular the duration of treatment, amount of fees (including
      cancellation fees) and method of payment.
2.2 Practitioners should be mindful of the responsibility they have to their clients;       shall not abuse the trust placed in them and shall at all times act with integrity.
2.3 Practitioners must ensure that confidentiality is maintained. Consent of the
      client must be obtained, if any information is disclosed, except in the case of
      professional supervision or when the law requires this.
2.4 Practitioners must not engage in sexual activity with their client.
2.5 In the case of a client under the age of 16 years, the consent of the parent
      or guardian should be obtained.
2.6 Practitioners shall have respect for the religious, political and social views
      of any individual irrespective of race, colour, creed, sex or sexual orientation.