# The Health and Care Act 2022 (Further Consequential Amendments) Regulations 2022, Regulation 3: Amendment of the Foster Children (Scotland) Act 1984


In section 7 (persons disqualified from keeping foster children) of the Foster Children (Scotland) Act 1984—
(a) in subsection (1), after paragraph (c) insert—
“(ca) the person has been convicted of a relevant offence;”;
(b) at the end insert—
“(6) In this section, “relevant offence” means any of the following offences when committed against, or in relation to, a child—
(a) an offence under section 136, 140 or 144 of the Health and Care Act 2022 (virginity testing),
(b) an offence under section 137, 141 or 145 of that Act (offering to carry out virginity testing),
(c) an offence under section 138, 142 or 146 of that Act (aiding or abetting etc a person to carry out virginity testing),
(d) an offence under section 148, 152 or 156 of that Act (carrying out hymenoplasty),
(e) an offence under section 149, 153 or 157 of that Act (offering to carry out hymenoplasty), and
(f) an offence under section 150, 154 or 158 of that Act (aiding or abetting etc a person to carry out hymenoplasty).”.

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Source: https://www.legislation.gov.uk/ukdsi/2022/9780348238037/regulation/3 (the official version)
Page: https://openlegislation.uk/draft-health-and-care-act-2022-further-consequential-amendments-regulations-2022/regulation-3
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