PART 5 U.K. Virginity testing and hymenoplasty offences

CHAPTER 2 U.K. Hymenoplasty offences

Hymenoplasty offences: England and Wales E+W

149 Offence of offering to carry out hymenoplasty: England and Wales E+W

(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).

Commencement Information

I1 S. 149 not in force at Royal Assent, see s. 186(6)

I2 S. 149 in force at 1.7.2022 by S.I. 2022/734, reg. 2(a), Sch. (with regs. 13, 29, 30)