Part 5: Virginity Testing and Hymenoplasty Offences Virginity testing offences: Northern Ireland Section 146: Offence of aiding or abetting etc a person to carry out virginity testing: Northern Ireland
Section 146(1) replicates for Northern Ireland the England and Wales offence of aiding or abetting etc the carrying out of virginity testing, so that it will be an offence under the law of Northern Ireland for a person who is in Northern Ireland, or a person outside Northern Ireland but who is a United Kingdom national or a resident in Northern Ireland, to aid, abet, counsel or procure the carrying out of virginity testing that has sufficient jurisdictional connection (as defined in section 146(2)).