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Prohibition against receiving special benefits or advantages
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25. (1) A relevant person shall not receive or agree to receive, directly or indirectly, in consideration of a termination of pregnancy within or outside the State, or the making of any arrangements in relation to a termination of pregnancy within or outside the State, any special benefit or advantage.
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(2) A person who contravenes subsection (1) shall be guilty of an offence.
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(3) A person who is guilty of an offence under subsection (2) shall be liable on summary conviction to a class A fine.
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(4) In this section—
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“relevant person” means a person who engages in or holds himself or herself out as providing information, advice or counselling (howsoever described) to members of the public in relation to termination of pregnancy within or outside the State;
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“special benefit or advantage”, in relation to a relevant person, means a financial or other benefit or advantage different in kind or larger in amount, size or quantity than that that would be obtainable by the relevant person in respect of information, advice or counselling in relation to termination of pregnancy provided by the relevant person over and above the reasonable costs of the provision of such information, advice or counselling.
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