Prohibition of Female Circumcision Act 1985
Encyclopedia
The Prohibition of Female Circumcision Act 1985 (c. 38) is an Act
of the Parliament of the United Kingdom
. It made female genital mutilation a crime throughout the UK.
No person was ever successfully prosecuted under the Act, but a medical practitioner was stricken from the Medical Register in 1993 for having performed the procedure. The Act was replaced by the Female Genital Mutilation Act 2003
and the Prohibition of Female Genital Mutilation (Scotland) Act 2005
respectively, both of which extend the legislation to cover acts committed by UK nationals outside of the UK's borders.
Act of Parliament
An Act of Parliament is a statute enacted as primary legislation by a national or sub-national parliament. In the Republic of Ireland the term Act of the Oireachtas is used, and in the United States the term Act of Congress is used.In Commonwealth countries, the term is used both in a narrow...
of the Parliament of the United Kingdom
Parliament of the United Kingdom
The Parliament of the United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland is the supreme legislative body in the United Kingdom, British Crown dependencies and British overseas territories, located in London...
. It made female genital mutilation a crime throughout the UK.
No person was ever successfully prosecuted under the Act, but a medical practitioner was stricken from the Medical Register in 1993 for having performed the procedure. The Act was replaced by the Female Genital Mutilation Act 2003
Female Genital Mutilation Act 2003
The Female Genital Mutilation Act 2003 is an Act of the Parliament of the United Kingdom. It extended previous legislation by also making it illegal for UK nationals to perform female genital mutilation outside the borders of the UK, and increased the maximum penalty from five to 14 years.The Act...
and the Prohibition of Female Genital Mutilation (Scotland) Act 2005
Prohibition of Female Genital Mutilation (Scotland) Act 2005
The Prohibition of Female Genital Mutilation Act 2005 is an Act of the Scottish Parliament. It extended previous legislation by also making it illegal for UK nationals to perform female genital mutilation outside the borders of the UK. There have been no known cases of girls from Scotland being...
respectively, both of which extend the legislation to cover acts committed by UK nationals outside of the UK's borders.