An Act to provide for the prohibition of female genital mutilation, the offences, prosecution and punishment of offenders and the protection of victims as well as girls and women under threat of female genital mutilation and to provide for other related matters.
The Act contains the following Parts: I. Preliminary; II. The Offence of Female Genital Mutilation; III. Court Orders and Jurisdiction; IV. Duty to Report; V. Miscellaneous.
Article 2. "A person who carries out female genital mutilation commits an offence and is liable on conviction to imprisonment not exceeding ten years." Article 3 covers Aggravated female genital mutilation.