PART 5Virginity testing and hymenoplasty offences

CHAPTER 1Virginity testing offences

Virginity testing offences: Scotland

I1I2141Offence of offering to carry out virginity testing: Scotland

1

It is an offence under the law of Scotland—

a

for a person in Scotland to offer to carry out virginity testing in the United Kingdom or virginity testing that has a sufficient jurisdictional connection, or

b

for a person anywhere to offer to carry out virginity testing if the person is a United Kingdom national or habitually resident in Scotland.

2

Virginity testing has a sufficient jurisdictional connection for the purposes of subsection (1)(a) if it is carried out in relation to a person who is—

a

a United Kingdom national, or

b

habitually resident in the United Kingdom.

3

In this section—

  • “United Kingdom national” has the meaning given by section 140(4);

  • “virginity testing” has the meaning given by section 140(2).