Female Genital Mutilation Act 2003
Female Genital Mutilation Act 2003 (2003 c. 31)
- Female Genital Mutilation Act 2003 (2003 c. 31)
- 1 Offence of female genital mutilation
- 2 Offence of assisting a girl to mutilate her own genitalia
- 3 Offence of assisting a non-UK person to mutilate overseas a girl’s genitalia
- 3A Offence of failing to protect girl from risk of genital mutilation
- 4 Extension of sections 1 to 3A to extra-territorial acts or omissions
- 4A Anonymity of victims
- 5 Penalties for offences
- 5A Female genital mutilation protection orders
- 5B Duty to notify police of female genital mutilation
- 5C Guidance
- 6 Definitions
- 7 Consequential provision
- 8 Short title, commencement, extent and general saving
- SCHEDULE 1 Anonymity of victims
- Prohibition on the identification of victims in publications
- Penalty for breaching prohibition imposed by paragraph 1(2)
- Offence under paragraph 2: defences
- Special rules for providers of information society services
- Interpretation
- SCHEDULE 2 Female genital mutilation protection orders
- PART 1 England and Wales
- Power to make FGM protection order
- Applications and other occasions for making orders
- Power to make order in criminal proceedings
- Offence of breaching order
- Ex parte orders
- Variation and discharge of orders
- Arrest under warrant
- Remand: general
- Remand: medical examination and report
- Remand: further provision
- Contempt proceedings
- Other protection or assistance against female genital mutilation
- Interpretation
- PART 2 Northern Ireland
- Power to make FGM protection order
- Applications and other occasions for making orders
- Power to make order in criminal proceedings
- Offence of breaching order
- Ex parte orders
- Variation and discharge of orders
- Jurisdiction of courts
- Power to extend jurisdiction to courts of summary jurisdiction
- Contempt proceedings
- Appeals from county courts
- Appeals: transfers and proposed transfers
- Orders
- Other protection or assistance against female genital mutilation
- Interpretation
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