
2020 No. 345
Health And Personal Social Services, Northern Ireland
The Abortion (Northern Ireland) Regulations 2020  (revoked)
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

Regulation 10
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