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Victims and Witnesses (Scotland) Act 2014

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9Certain medical examinations: gender of medical examinerS

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[(1)This section applies where a forensic medical examination is to be carried out by virtue of section 2 of the Forensic Medical Services (Victims of Sexual Offences) (Scotland) Act 2021.]

(2)Before a medical examination of the person F1... is carried out by a registered medical practitioner [, the person must be given] an opportunity to request that any such medical examination be carried out by a registered medical practitioner of a [sex] specified by the person.

(3)If the person makes such a request, F2... the registered medical practitioner who is to (or, but for the request, would) carry out the examination is [to be] informed of the nature of the request.

(4)In this section, references to a registered medical practitioner include references to a person of such other description as the Scottish Ministers may by order prescribe.

(5)An order under subsection (4) is subject to the negative procedure.

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