Health and Care Act 2022

154 Offence of aiding or abetting etc a person to carry out hymenoplasty: Scotland S

(1) It is an offence under the law of Scotland for a person who is in Scotland, or for a person who is outside Scotland but who is a United Kingdom national or habitually resident in Scotland, to aid, abet, counsel, procure or incite the carrying out of hymenoplasty that has a sufficient jurisdictional connection.

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

(a) in the United Kingdom,

(b) a United Kingdom national, or

(c) habitually resident in the United Kingdom.

(3) This section does not affect the application to an offence under section 152 of any rule of law relating to aiding, abetting, counselling, procuring or inciting.

(4) In this section—

• “United Kingdom national” has the meaning given by section 152(4);

• “hymenoplasty” has the meaning given by section 152(2).

Commencement Information

I1 S. 154 not in force at Royal Assent, see s. 186(6)

I2 S. 154 in force at 1.7.2022 by S.I. 2022/734, reg. 2(a), Sch. (with regs. 13, 29, 30)