PART 5Virginity testing and hymenoplasty offences

CHAPTER 2Hymenoplasty offences

Hymenoplasty offences: Northern Ireland

I1I2157Offence of offering to carry out hymenoplasty: Northern Ireland

1

It is an offence under the law of Northern Ireland—

a

for a person in Northern Ireland 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 Northern Ireland.

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 156(4);

  • “hymenoplasty” has the meaning given by section 156(2).