PART 4SPECIAL PROCEDURES
Amendment of meaning of special procedure
93Power to add or remove special procedures
1
Regulations may amend section 57 by—
a
adding or removing a type or description of procedure to or from the list in that section, or
b
varying a reference in that section to a type or description of procedure.
2
For this purpose a procedure may be described by reference to (among other things)—
a
the description of individual by whom it is carried out;
b
the description of individual on whom it is carried out.
3
The power to add a type or description of procedure to the list in section 57 by regulations under this section is to be exercised in respect of a procedure only if the Welsh Ministers consider—
a
that the procedure is one that is capable of being performed for aesthetic purposes, or for purposes that the Welsh Ministers consider to be therapeutic, and
b
that its performance for those purposes is capable of causing harm to human health.
4
Before making regulations under this section, the Welsh Ministers must—
a
consider whether there are persons who appear to be representative of the interests of those likely to be affected by the regulations (“representative persons”), and
b
carry out consultation with any representative persons whom the Welsh Ministers consider it appropriate to consult.
5
Regulations under this section may make amendments to this Part that are consequential upon the amendment to section 57 effected by the regulations.