Contraception, Sterilisation, and Abortion Act 1977 (Reprinted 1992)
[Contraception] Section 4. Administering of contraceptives to mentally subnormal females
4. Administering of contraceptives to mentally subnormal females—(1) Subject to subsection (3) of this section, a parent or guardian of any female, or any person who is acting in the place of a parent of any female, or any person otherwise having the custody or care of any female, or any registered medical practitioner in the course of treatment of any female, may, if that female is mentally subnormal and it is considered in the best interest of the female to do so, administer any contraceptive to that female.
(2) For the purposes of subsection (1) of this section, a female is mentally subnormal if she is suffering from subnormality of intelligence as a result of arrested or incomplete development of mind to the extent that she is incapable of living an independent life or of guarding herself against serious exploitation or common physical dangers or to the extent that she is incapable of understanding the effective use of contraceptives or the desirability or need for their use.
(3) Nothing in subsection (1) of this section shall authorise any person who is not a registered medical practitioner to fit any intra-uterine device or to administer any contraceptive by injection.
(4) Every person who, with reasonable care and skill, administers any contraceptive in accordance with this section is protected from criminal and civil responsibility in respect thereof.
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