Part 5: Virginity Testing and Hymenoplasty Offences Hymenoplasty offences: Northern Ireland Section 158: Offence of aiding or abetting etc a person to carry out hymenoplasty: Northern Ireland
Section 158(1) replicates for Northern Ireland the England and Wales offence of aiding or abetting etc. the carrying out of hymenoplasty (section 150), 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 habitual resident of Northern Ireland, to aid, abet, counsel or procure the carrying out of hymenoplasty that has a sufficient jurisdictional connection (as defined in section 158(2)).