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Female Genital Mutilation (Protection and Guidance) (Scotland) Act 2020

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All reference to 'Parts' and 'sections' are from the Female Genital Mutilation (Protection and Guidance) (Scotland) Act 2020. For other versions of these Explanatory Notes, see More Resources.

  1. Introduction

  2. The Act

  3. Female Genital Mutilation Protection Orders

    1. Section 1: Female genital mutilation protection orders

      1. Inserted section 5A: Female genital mutilation protection orders

      2. Inserted section 5B: Contents of orders

      3. Inserted section 5C: Power to make orders on application

      4. Inserted section 5D: Applications for orders: jurisdiction

      5. Inserted section 5E: Power to make orders without application

      6. Inserted section 5F: Interim orders

      7. Inserted section 5G: Anonymity: proceedings relating to making of female genital mutilation protection order

      8. Inserted Section 5H: Anonymity orders: other proceedings relating to female genital mutilation protection orders

      9. Inserted Section 5I: Variation and discharge of anonymity orders

      10. Inserted section 5J: Power to make orders on sentencing etc.

      11. Inserted section 5K: References by criminal court to Lord Advocate

      12. Inserted section 5L: Duration of orders

      13. Inserted section 5M: Variation and discharge of orders

      14. Inserted section 5N: Extension of orders

      15. Inserted section 5O: Variation, discharge and extension of orders: further provision

      16. Inserted section 5P: Notification of applications and orders

      17. Inserted section 5Q: Offences relating to orders

      18. Inserted section 5R: Offences relating to UK orders

    2. Section 2: Guidance relating to female genital mutilation

    3. Section 3: Guidance relating to female genital mutilation protection orders

    4. Section 4: Offences: consequential modification

    5. Section 5: Definitions of expressions in the 2005 Act

    6. Section 6: Crown Application of the 2005 Act

    7. Section 7: Ancillary provision under the 2005 Act

    8. Section 8: Amendment of the Children’s Hearings (Scotland) Act 2011

    9. Section 9: Jurisdiction of summary sheriff in relation to female genital mutilation protection orders

    10. Section 10: Meaning of the “the 2005 Act”

    11. Section 11: Commencement

  4. Parliamentary History

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