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Paragraph 21 F1

(1)

A person who without reasonable excuse does anything that the person is prohibited from doing by an FGM protection order is guilty of an offence.

(2)

A person guilty of an offence under this paragraph is liable—

(a)

on conviction on indictment, to imprisonment for a term not exceeding five years, or a fine, or both;

(b)

on summary conviction, to imprisonment for a term not exceeding six months, or a fine not exceeding the statutory maximum, or both.

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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)