Termination of
Pregnancy (General Provisions) (Jersey) Order 2005
Official
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Termination of
Pregnancy (General Provisions) (Jersey) Order 2005
1 Interpretation
In this Order “Law” means the Termination of Pregnancy (Jersey) Law 1997.
2 Time
when certificate of opinion must be given
(1) A certificate of an
opinion to which Article 2(1) of the Law refers shall be given before the
commencement of the treatment for the termination to which it relates or, if
that is not reasonably practicable, not later than 24 hours after such
termination.
(2) Any certificate of an
opinion to which Article 2(2)(a) or (b) of the Law refers shall be given
before the commencement of the treatment for the termination to which it
relates.
3 Keeping
of certificates
(1) Any opinion recorded
and certified pursuant to Article 10A(1) of the Law and any certificate
referred to in Article 10A(2) of the Law shall be placed with the medical
record of the woman to whom it relates and kept for a period of not less than 3 years
beginning with the day on which the termination is carried out.
(2) A certificate which is
no longer required to be kept may be destroyed by the person in whose custody
it then is.
4 Notice
of termination
A registered medical practitioner who carries out a termination
shall give to the Medical Officer of Health –
(a) notice of the
termination; and
(b) such other information
as the Medical Officer of Health reasonably requires for the purpose of
reporting to the Minister upon the operation of the Law,
and shall do so by completing and sending to the Medical Officer of
Health, in a sealed envelope, within 7 days of the termination, a form
printed and made available by the Minister for the purpose.[1]
5 Citation
This Order may be cited as the Termination of Pregnancy (General
Provisions) (Jersey) Order 2005.