{
  "url": "https://openlegislation.uk/female-genital-mutilation-protection-and-guidance-scotland-act-2020/section-5",
  "json_url": "https://openlegislation.uk/female-genital-mutilation-protection-and-guidance-scotland-act-2020/section-5.json",
  "legislation": "asp/2020/9",
  "legislation_title": "Female Genital Mutilation (Protection and Guidance) (Scotland) Act 2020",
  "legislation_url": "https://openlegislation.uk/female-genital-mutilation-protection-and-guidance-scotland-act-2020",
  "path": "section/5",
  "kind": "section",
  "number": "5",
  "heading": "Definitions of expressions in the 2005 Act",
  "text": "In section 6 of the 2005 Act, after “Act” where it first occurs, insert—\n““an act of genital mutilation” has the meaning given by section 5A(8);\n“anonymity order” has the meaning given by section 5G(2);\n“chief constable” means the chief constable of the Police Service of Scotland;\n“court” (except in sections 5J, 5K, 5S and 5T) means the sheriff (as defined in schedule 1 of the Interpretation and Legislative Reform (Scotland) Act 2010);\n“female genital mutilation protection order” has the meaning given by section 5A(1);\n“interim female genital mutilation protection order” means an order made under section 5F(1);\n“protected person” has the meaning given by section 5A(8);\n“relevant local authority” has the meaning given by section 5C(6);”.",
  "extent": null,
  "status": "prospective",
  "version": "current",
  "annotations": [],
  "outstanding_effects": [],
  "provenance": {
    "source": "legislation.gov.uk",
    "source_url": "https://www.legislation.gov.uk/asp/2020/9/section/5",
    "retrieved_at": "2026-10-29T20:12:48.582634+00:00"
  },
  "licence": "Open Government Licence v3.0",
  "licence_url": "https://www.nationalarchives.gov.uk/doc/open-government-licence/version/3/",
  "attribution": "Contains public sector information licensed under the Open Government Licence v3.0. Source: legislation.gov.uk, The National Archives."
}