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Female Genital Mutilation Act 2003

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  2. 1.Offence of female genital mutilationPrevious MatchNext Match

  3. 2.Offence of assisting a girl to mutilate her own genitaliaPrevious MatchNext Match

  4. 3.Offence of assisting a non-UK person to mutilate overseas a girl’s genitaliaPrevious MatchNext Match

  5. 3A.Offence of failing to protect girl from risk of genital mutilationPrevious MatchNext Match

  6. 4.Extension of sections 1 to 3A to extra-territorial acts or omissionsPrevious MatchNext Match

  7. 4A.Anonymity of victimsPrevious MatchNext Match

  8. 5.Penalties for offencesPrevious MatchNext Match

  9. 5A.Female genital mutilation protection ordersPrevious MatchNext Match

  10. 5B.Duty to notify police of female genital mutilation

  11. 5C.Guidance

  12. 6.DefinitionsPrevious MatchNext Match

  13. 7.Consequential provisionPrevious MatchNext Match

  14. 8.Short title, commencement, extent and general savingPrevious MatchNext Match

    1. SCHEDULE 1Previous MatchNext Match

      Anonymity of victimsPrevious MatchNext Match

      1. Prohibition on the identification of victims in publicationsPrevious MatchNext Match

        1. 1.(1) This paragraph applies where an allegation has been made...Previous MatchNext Match

      2. Penalty for breaching prohibition imposed by paragraph 1(2)Previous MatchNext Match

        1. 2.(1) If anything is included in a publication in contravention...Previous MatchNext Match

      3. Offence under paragraph 2: defencesPrevious MatchNext Match

        1. 3.(1) This paragraph applies where a person (“ the defendant...Previous MatchNext Match

      4. Special rules for providers of information society servicesPrevious MatchNext Match

        1. 4.(1) Paragraph 2 applies to a domestic service provider who,...Previous MatchNext Match

        2. 5.(1) Proceedings for an offence under paragraph 2 may not...Previous MatchNext Match

        3. 6.(1) A service provider does not commit an offence under...Previous MatchNext Match

        4. 7.(1) A service provider does not commit an offence under...Previous MatchNext Match

        5. 8.(1) A service provider does not commit an offence under...Previous MatchNext Match

      5. InterpretationPrevious MatchNext Match

        1. 9.(1) In this Schedule— ... “ the E-Commerce Directive ”...Previous MatchNext Match

    2. SCHEDULE 2Previous MatchNext Match

      Female genital mutilation protection ordersPrevious MatchNext Match

      1. PART 1 England and WalesPrevious MatchNext Match

        1. Power to make FGM protection orderPrevious MatchNext Match

          1. 1.(1) The court in England and Wales may make an...Previous MatchNext Match

        2. Applications and other occasions for making ordersPrevious MatchNext Match

          1. 2.(1) The court may make an FGM protection order— Previous MatchNext Match

        3. Power to make order in criminal proceedingsPrevious MatchNext Match

          1. 3.The court before which there are criminal proceedings in England...Previous MatchNext Match

        4. Offence of breaching orderPrevious MatchNext Match

          1. 4.(1) A person who without reasonable excuse does anything that...Previous MatchNext Match

        5. Ex parte ordersPrevious MatchNext Match

          1. 5.(1) The court may, in any case where it is...Previous MatchNext Match

        6. Variation and discharge of ordersPrevious MatchNext Match

          1. 6.(1) The court may vary or discharge an FGM protection...Previous MatchNext Match

        7. Arrest under warrantPrevious MatchNext Match

          1. 7.(1) An interested party may apply to the relevant judge...Previous MatchNext Match

        8. Remand: generalPrevious MatchNext Match

          1. 8.(1) The court before which an arrested person is brought...Previous MatchNext Match

        9. Remand: medical examination and reportPrevious MatchNext Match

          1. 9.(1) Any power to remand a person under paragraph 8(1)...Previous MatchNext Match

        10. Remand: further provisionPrevious MatchNext Match

          1. 10.(1) Where a court has power to remand a person...Previous MatchNext Match

          2. 11.(1) Where a person is remanded on bail, the court...Previous MatchNext Match

          3. 12.(1) The court may not remand a person for a...Previous MatchNext Match

          4. 13.(1) If the court is satisfied that a person who...Previous MatchNext Match

          5. 14.(1) This paragraph applies where under paragraph 10(3)(b) the court...Previous MatchNext Match

        11. Contempt proceedingsPrevious MatchNext Match

          1. 15.The powers of the court in relation to contempt of...Previous MatchNext Match

        12. Other protection or assistance against female genital mutilationPrevious MatchNext Match

          1. 16.(1) Nothing in this Part of this Schedule affects any...Previous MatchNext Match

        13. InterpretationPrevious MatchNext Match

          1. 17.(1) In this Part of this Schedule— “the court”, except...Previous MatchNext Match

      2. PART 2 Northern IrelandPrevious MatchNext Match

        1. Power to make FGM protection orderPrevious MatchNext Match

          1. 18.(1) The court in Northern Ireland may make an order...Previous MatchNext Match

        2. Applications and other occasions for making ordersPrevious MatchNext Match

          1. 19.(1) The court may make an FGM protection order— Previous MatchNext Match

        3. Power to make order in criminal proceedingsPrevious MatchNext Match

          1. 20.The court before which there are criminal proceedings in Northern...Previous MatchNext Match

        4. Offence of breaching orderPrevious MatchNext Match

          1. 21.(1) A person who without reasonable excuse does anything that...Previous MatchNext Match

        5. Ex parte ordersPrevious MatchNext Match

          1. 22.(1) The court may, in any case where it is...Previous MatchNext Match

        6. Variation and discharge of ordersPrevious MatchNext Match

          1. 23.(1) The court may vary or discharge an FGM protection...Previous MatchNext Match

        7. Jurisdiction of courtsPrevious MatchNext Match

          1. 24.(1) For the purposes of this Part of this Schedule,...Previous MatchNext Match

        8. Power to extend jurisdiction to courts of summary jurisdictionPrevious MatchNext Match

          1. 25.(1) The Department of Justice in Northern Ireland may, after...Previous MatchNext Match

        9. Contempt proceedingsPrevious MatchNext Match

          1. 26.The powers of the court in relation to contempt of...Previous MatchNext Match

        10. Appeals from county courtsPrevious MatchNext Match

          1. 27.(1) An appeal lies to the High Court against— Previous MatchNext Match

        11. Appeals: transfers and proposed transfersPrevious MatchNext Match

          1. 28.(1) The Department of Justice in Northern Ireland may, after...Previous MatchNext Match

        12. OrdersPrevious MatchNext Match

          1. 29.(1) An order made under or by virtue of paragraph...Previous MatchNext Match

        13. Other protection or assistance against female genital mutilationPrevious MatchNext Match

          1. 30.(1) Nothing in this Part of this Schedule affects any...Previous MatchNext Match

        14. InterpretationPrevious MatchNext Match

          1. 31.In this Part of this Schedule— “ the court ”...Previous MatchNext Match

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