It is an offence under the law of Northern Ireland for a person who is in Northern Ireland, or for a person who is outside Northern Ireland but who is a United Kingdom national or habitually resident in Northern Ireland, 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 156 of any rule of law relating to aiding, abetting, counselling or procuring.
In this section—
“United Kingdom national” has the meaning given by section 156(4);
“hymenoplasty” has the meaning given by section 156(2).