PART 5Virginity testing and hymenoplasty offences

CHAPTER 2Hymenoplasty offences

Hymenoplasty offences: England and Wales

I1I2149Offence of offering to carry out hymenoplasty: England and Wales

1

It is an offence under the law of England and Wales—

a

for a person in England and Wales to offer to carry out hymenoplasty in the United Kingdom or hymenoplasty that has a sufficient jurisdictional connection, or

b

for a person anywhere to offer to carry out hymenoplasty if the person is a United Kingdom national or habitually resident in England and Wales.

2

Hymenoplasty 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 148(4);

  • “hymenoplasty” has the meaning given by section 148(2).