In this Part—

• “female genital mutilation” means the excision, infibulation or other mutilation (collectively referred to as mutilation) of the whole or any part of a female's labia majora, labia minora or clitoris where—

  1. a

     that mutilation constituted an offence under the Female Genital Mutilation Act 2003M1 (“the 2003 Act”);

  2. b

     if the mutilation was performed prior to the coming into force of the 2003 Act, that mutilation would have constituted an offence under the 2003 Act if the Act had been in force at the time the mutilation was performed; F1...

  3. c

     if the mutilation was performed outside the United Kingdom but did not constitute an offence under the 2003 Act, that mutilation would have constituted an offence under the 2003 Act had it been performed in the United Kingdom; F2or

  4. d

     F3if the mutilation was performed outside the United Kingdom prior to the coming into force of the 2003 Act, that mutilation would have constituted an offence under the 2003 Act if—

     1. i

        the mutilation had been performed in the United Kingdom; and

     2. ii

        the 2003 Act had been in force at the time the mutilation was performed;

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• “torture” has the meaning given in Article 1(1) of the United Nations Convention Against Torture and other Cruel, Inhuman or Degrading Treatment or Punishment (agreed in New York on 4th February 1985)M2.