Female Genital Mutilation Act 2003 (c. 31)

[F1 SCHEDULE 2 E+W+N.I. Female genital mutilation protection orders

Textual Amendments

F1 Sch. 2 inserted (17.7.2015) by Serious Crime Act 2015 (c. 9), ss. 73(2), 88(1) (with s. 86(14)(15)); S.I. 2015/1428, reg. 2(a)

PART 1 E+W+N.I. England and Wales

Interpretation E+W+N.I.

17 (1) In this Part of this Schedule— E+W+N.I.

• “the court”, except as provided in sub-paragraph (2), means the High Court, or the family court, in England and Wales;

• “FGM protection order” means an order under paragraph 1;

• “genital mutilation offence” means an offence under section 1, 2 or 3;

• “the relevant judge”, in relation to an FGM protection order, means—

  (a)

  where the order was made by the High Court, a judge of that court;

  (b)

  where the order was made by the family court, a judge of that court;

  (c)

  where the order was made by a court in criminal proceedings under paragraph 3—

  (i)

  a judge of that court, or

  (ii)

  a judge of the High Court or of the family court.

(2) Where the power to make an FGM protection order is exercisable by a court in criminal proceedings under paragraph 3, references in this Part of this Schedule to “the court” (other than in paragraph 2) are to be read as references to that court.

(3) In paragraph (c)(i) of the definition of “relevant judge” in sub-paragraph (1), the reference to a judge of the court that made the order includes, in the case of criminal proceedings in a magistrates' court, a reference to a justice of the peace.]