# Prohibition of Female Genital Mutilation (Scotland) Act 2005, Section 7: Amendment and repeal


(1) In Schedule 1 to the Criminal Procedure (Scotland) Act 1995 (c. 46) (offences against children under 17 to which special provisions apply), after paragraph 2 there is inserted—
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2A Any offence under the Prohibition of Female Genital Mutilation (Scotland) Act 2005 where the person mutilated or, as the case may be, proposed to be mutilated, is a child under the age of 17 years.”.
(2) The Prohibition of Female Circumcision Act 1985 (c. 38) is repealed.

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Source: https://www.legislation.gov.uk/asp/2005/8/section/7 (the official version)
Page: https://openlegislation.uk/prohibition-of-female-genital-mutilation-scotland-act-2005/section-7
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