Prohibition of Female Genital Mutilation (Scotland) Act 2005
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Prohibition of Female Genital Mutilation (Scotland) Act 2005
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The Prohibition of Female Genital Mutilation (Scotland) Act 2005 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 t
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2024-01-27T02:31:03Z
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