The Health and Care Act 2022 (Consequential and Related Amendments and Transitional Provisions) Regulations 2022

Amendment of the Adoption Agencies Regulations 2005

130.—(1) The Adoption Agencies Regulations 2005(1) are amended as follows.

(2) In Schedule 3, in Part 1—

(a) under the heading “Offences in England and Wales”, after paragraph 1 insert—

“1A.   Any of the following offences—

(a) an offence of virginity testing under section 136 of the Health and Care Act 2022(2),

(b) an offence of offering to carry out virginity testing under section 137 of that Act,

(c) an offence of aiding or abetting etc a person to carry out virginity testing under section 138 of that Act,

(d) an offence of carrying out hymenoplasty under section 148 of that Act,

(e) an offence of offering to carry out hymenoplasty under section 149 of that Act, and

(f) an offence of aiding or abetting etc a person to carry out hymenoplasty under section 150 of that Act.”;

(b) under the heading “Offences in Scotland”, after paragraph 6 insert—

“6A.   Any of the following offences—

(a) an offence of virginity testing under section 140 of the Health and Care Act 2022,

(b) an offence of offering to carry out virginity testing under section 141 of that Act,

(c) an offence of aiding or abetting etc a person to carry out virginity testing under section 142 of that Act,

(d) an offence of carrying out hymenoplasty under section 152 of that Act,

(e) an offence of offering to carry out hymenoplasty under section 153 of that Act, and

(f) an offence of aiding or abetting etc a person to carry out hymenoplasty under section 154 of that Act.”;

(c) under the heading “Offences in Northern Ireland”, after paragraph 11 insert—

“11A.   Any of the following offences—

(a) an offence of virginity testing under section 144 of the Health and Care Act 2022,

(b) an offence of offering to carry out virginity testing under section 145 of that Act,

(c) an offence of aiding or abetting etc a person to carry out virginity testing under section 146 of that Act,

(d) an offence of carrying out hymenoplasty under section 156 of that Act,

(e) an offence of offering to carry out hymenoplasty under section 157 of that Act, and

(f) an offence of aiding or abetting etc a person to carry out hymenoplasty under section 158 of that Act.”.

(1)

S.I. 2005/389, amended by S.I. 2013/985; there are other amending instruments but none is relevant.

(2)

2022 c. 31.