Explanatory Notes
2005 asp 8
1 July 2005
Summary of Offences
28.The tables below summarise the offences created by this Act and give references to the relevant subsections. In this table, a UK person means a UK national or a permanent UK resident, as defined by section 5; a non-UK person means any other person.
| Committing an act of female genital mutilation | Reference |
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| Any person who carries out FGM in Scotland | Section 1(1) |
| A UK person who carries out FGM outside the UK | Section 1(1) as extended by section 4(1) |
| Aiding and abetting an act of female genital mutilation which takes place in Scotland | Reference |
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| Any person in Scotland who aids and abets FGM in Scotland | Section 3(1)(a) |
| A UK person outside the UK who aids and abets FGM in Scotland | Section 3(1)(a) as extended by section 4(1) |
| Aiding and abetting an act of female genital mutilation which takes place outside the UK | Reference |
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| Any person in Scotland who aids and abets a UK person to carry out FGM outside the UK | Section 3(1)(a) (aiding and abetting an offence under section 1 as extended by section 4(1)) |
| A UK person outside the UK who aids and abets a UK person to carry out FGM outside the UK | Section 3(1)(a) (aiding and abetting an offence under section 1 as extended by section 4(1)) as extended by section 4(1) |
| Any person in Scotland who aids and abets a non-UK person to carry out FGM outside the UK | Section 3(1)(c) |
| A UK person outside the UK who aids and abets a non-UK person to carry out FGM outside the UK | Section 3(1)(c) as extended by section 4(1) |
| Aiding and abetting an act of self-mutilation | Reference |
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| Any person in Scotland who aids and abets another person anywhere to self-mutilate | Section 3(1)(b) |
| A UK person outside the UK who aids and abets another person anywhere to self-mutilate | Section 3(1)(b) as extended by section 4(1) |