Prohibition of Female Genital Mutilation (Scotland) Act 2005
| Act of the Scottish Parliament | |
| Long title | An Act of the Scottish Parliament to restate and amend the law relating to female genital mutilation and to provide for extra-territorial effect; and for connected purposes. |
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| Citation | 2005 asp 8 |
| Dates | |
| Royal assent | 1 July 2005 |
| Commencement | 1 September 2005 |
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Status: Amended | |
| Text of statute as originally enacted | |
| Text of the Prohibition of Female Genital Mutilation (Scotland) Act 2005 as in force today (including any amendments) within the United Kingdom, from legislation.gov.uk. | |
The Prohibition of Female Genital Mutilation (Scotland) Act 2005 (asp 8) is an act of the Scottish Parliament. It extended previous legislation by also making it illegal for UK nationals to perform female genital mutilation outside the borders of the UK. There have been no known cases of girls from Scotland being sent abroad for the procedure. The Act also increased the maximum penalty from five to 14 years.
It replaced the Prohibition of Female Circumcision Act 1985. The corresponding legislation for the rest of the United Kingdom is the Female Genital Mutilation Act 2003.