It is an offence under the law of England and Wales for a person who is in England and Wales, or for a person who is outside England and Wales but who is a United Kingdom national or habitually resident in England and Wales, to aid, abet, counsel or procure the carrying out of hymenoplasty that has a sufficient jurisdictional connection.
Hymenoplasty has a sufficient jurisdictional connection for the purposes of subsection (1) if it is carried out in relation to a person who is—
This section does not affect the application to an offence under section 148 of any rule of law relating to aiding, abetting, counselling or procuring.
In this section—
“United Kingdom national” has the meaning given by section 148(4);
“hymenoplasty” has the meaning given by section 148(2).