PART 5Virginity testing and hymenoplasty offences
CHAPTER 2Hymenoplasty offences
Hymenoplasty offences: Scotland
I1I2153Offence of offering to carry out hymenoplasty: Scotland
1
It is an offence under the law of Scotland—
a
for a person in Scotland 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 Scotland.
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.