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  "legislation": "asp/2005/8",
  "legislation_title": "Prohibition of Female Genital Mutilation (Scotland) Act 2005",
  "legislation_url": "https://openlegislation.uk/prohibition-of-female-genital-mutilation-scotland-act-2005",
  "path": "section/8",
  "kind": "section",
  "number": "8",
  "heading": "Short title and commencement",
  "text": "(1) This Act may be cited as the Prohibition of Female Genital Mutilation (Scotland) Act 2005.\n(2) This Act comes into force at the end of the period of two months beginning with the date of Royal Assent.",
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  "version": "current",
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    "retrieved_at": "2026-10-29T20:16:25.831990+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."
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