(1) After section 5 of the Female Genital Mutilation Act 2003 insert -
"5A Female genital mutilation protection orders
(1) Schedule 2 provides for the making of female genital mutilation protection orders.
(2) In that Schedule -
(a) Part 1 makes provision about powers of courts in England and Wales to make female genital mutilation protection orders;
(b) Part 2 makes provision about powers of courts in Northern Ireland to make such orders."
(2) After Schedule 1 to that Act (inserted by section 71(2) above) insert -
"Schedule 2 Female genital mutilation protection orders
Part 1 England and Wales
Power to make FGM protection order
(1) The court in England and Wales may make an order (an "FGM protection order") for the purposes of -
(a) protecting a girl against the commission of a genital mutilation offence, or
(b) protecting a girl against whom any such offence has been committed.
(2) In deciding whether to exercise its powers under this paragraph and, if so, in what manner, the court
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