# Prohibition of Female Genital Mutilation (Scotland) Act 2005, Introduction: Introductory text


An Act of the Scottish Parliament to restate and amend the law relating to female genital mutilation and to provide for extra-territorial effect; and for connected purposes.
The Bill for this Act of the Scottish Parliament was passed by the Parliament on 26th May 2005 and received Royal Assent on 1st July 2005

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Source: https://www.legislation.gov.uk/asp/2005/8/introduction (the official version)
Page: https://openlegislation.uk/prohibition-of-female-genital-mutilation-scotland-act-2005/introduction
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