# Female Genital Mutilation Act 2003, Paragraph 21


(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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Source: https://www.legislation.gov.uk/ukpga/2003/31/schedule/2/paragraph/21 (the official version)
Page: https://openlegislation.uk/female-genital-mutilation-act-2003/schedule-2/paragraph-21
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