The Abortion (Northern Ireland) Regulations 2020

Made: at 10.30 a.m. on 25th March 2020

Laid before Parliament: at 1.30 p.m. on 25th March 2020

Coming into force: 31st March 2020

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PART 1

Introductory

Citation, commencement and extent

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Interpretation

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PART 2

Grounds for termination: cases with gestational limit

Pregnancy not exceeding 12 weeks

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Risk to physical or mental health where pregnancy not exceeding 24 weeks

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PART 3

Grounds for termination: cases with no gestational limit

Immediate necessity

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Risk to life or grave permanent injury to physical or mental health of pregnant woman

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Severe fetal impairment or fatal fetal abnormality

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PART 4

Places where treatment for terminations may be carried out

Places where treatment for terminations may be carried out

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PART 5

Certification of opinion and notification of termination

Certification of opinion by registered medical professional

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Notification of termination to Chief Medical Officer

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PART 6

Unlawful terminations

Offence to terminate a pregnancy otherwise than in accordance with these Regulations

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PART 7 — Conscientious objection

Conscientious objection to participation in treatment authorised by these Regulations

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PART 8

Amendments

Amendments to offence of child destruction

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Amendments consequential on the repeal of sections 58 and 59 of the Offences against the Person Act 1861

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PART 9

Consent to treatment

Consent to treatment

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SCHEDULE — Information to be supplied in a notification under regulation 10

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Signed

Robin Walker — Minister of State

Explanatory note

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Footnotes

[^f00001]: 2019 c. 22.

[^f00002]: 1954 c. 33 (N.I.).

[^f00003]: 1983 c. 54, as amended by S.I. 2000/3041, 2002/3135, 2006/1914, 2007/3101, 2008/1774, 2019/593. There are other amending instruments but none is relevant.

[^f00004]: S.I. 2002/253, as amended by S.I. 2009/1182 and 2018/838. There are other amending instruments but none is relevant.

[^f00005]: S.I. 1972/1265 (N.I. 14), as amended by the Health and Social Care (Reform) Act (Northern Ireland) 2009 c.1 (N.I.), S.I. 2004/311 (N.I. 2).

[^f00006]: S.I. 1991/194 (N.I. 1), as amended by the Health and Social Care (Reform) Act (Northern Ireland) 2009 c.1 (N.I.), the Health and Personal Social Services Act (Northern Ireland) 2001 c.3 (N.I.), S.I. 1994/429 (N.I. 2), S.I. 1997/1177 (N.I.7).

[^f00007]: 1945 c. 15 (N.I.). Section 25 was amended by the Criminal Justice Act (Northern Ireland) 1953 c.14 (N.I.).

[^f00008]: 2018 c. 28; section 4 was partially repealed by S.I. 2019/1514, reg. 5(2).

[^f00009]: 1861 c. 100.

Editorial notes

[^key-37cabdeaa0d47c70f78f3808cc3a732f]: Regulations revoked (14.5.2020) by The Abortion (Northern Ireland) (No. 2) Regulations 2020 (S.I. 2020/503), reg. 1(1)(b)(2) (with reg. 16)