Criminal Justice (Female Genital Mutilation) Act 2012

Number 11 of 2012

CRIMINAL JUSTICE (FEMALE GENITAL MUTILATION) ACT 2012

REVISED

Updated to 31 August 2024

This Revised Act is an administrative consolidation of the Criminal Justice (Female Genital Mutilation) Act 2012. It is prepared by the Law Reform Commission in accordance with its function under the Law Reform Commission Act 1975 (3/1975) to keep the law under review and to undertake revision and consolidation of statute law.

All Acts up to and including the Courts, Civil Law, Criminal Law and Superannuation (Miscellaneous Provisions) Act 2024 (30/2024), enacted 23 July 2024, and all statutory instruments up to and including the Employment Permits Regulations 2024 (S.I. No. 444 of 2024), made 28 August 2024, were considered in the preparation of this Revised Act.

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Number 11 of 2012


CRIMINAL JUSTICE (FEMALE GENITAL MUTILATION) ACT 2012

REVISED

Updated to 31 August 2024



Acts Referred to

Bail Act 1997

1997, No. 16

Biological Weapons Act 2011

2011, No. 13

Children Act 2001

2001, No. 24

Criminal Justice Act 1993

1993, No. 6

Criminal Procedure Act 2010

2010, No. 27

Medical Practitioners Act 2007

2007, No. 25

Mercantile Marine Act 1955

1955, No. 29

Nurses Act 1985

1985, No. 18


Number 11 of 2012


CRIMINAL JUSTICE (FEMALE GENITAL MUTILATION) ACT 2012

REVISED

Updated to 31 August 2024


AN ACT TO PROVIDE FOR THE CREATION OF AN OFFENCE OF FEMALE GENITAL MUTILATION, AND OTHER OFFENCES RELATING TO FEMALE GENITAL MUTILATION, FOR THE BETTER PROTECTION OF GIRLS AND WOMEN; TO PROVIDE FOR AMENDMENTS TO OTHER ENACTMENTS; AND TO PROVIDE FOR RELATED MATTERS.

[2nd April, 2012]

BE IT ENACTED BY THE OIREACHTAS AS FOLLOWS: