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THE SEVEN
HUNDRED AND FORTY-0NE
ACT
OF THE
PARLIAMENT OF THE REPUBLIC OF
GHANA
ENTITLED
CRIMINAL
CODE (AMENDMENT) ACT, 2007
AN ACT to
amend the Criminal Code, 1960
(Act 29) to change the reference
"female circumcision" to "female
genital mutilation" to reflect
the actual nature of the
offence, widen the scope of
responsibility in relation to
the offence and to provide for
related matters.
DATE OF
ASSENT: 7th August, 2007.
ENACTED by
the President and Parliament:
1. The
Criminal Code, 1960 (Act 29) is
further amended by the deletion
of section 69A and the insertion
after section 69 of the
following:
"Female
Genital Mutilation
69 A.
(1) Whoever carries out female
genital mutilation and excises,
infibu1ates or otherwise
mutilates the whole or any part
of the labia minora, labia
majora and the clitoris of
another person commits an
offence, and is liable on
summary conviction to
imprisonment for a term of not
less than five years and not
more than ten years.
(2) Whoever participates in or
is concerned with a ritual or
customary activity that subjects
a person to female genital
mutilation commits an offence
and is liable on summary
conviction to imprisonment for a
term of not less than five years
and not more than ten years.
(3)
For the purposes of this section
"excise" means to remove the
prepuce, the clitoris and all or
part of the labia minora;
"infibulate" includes excision
and the additional removal of
external genitalia and stitching
or narrowing of the vaginal
opening; "mutilate" includes any
other injury caused to the
female genital organ for
cultural or other
non-therapeutic reasons;
"concerned with" means
(a) to
send to, take to, consent to the
taking to or receive at
anyplace, any person for the
performance of female genital
mutilation; or
(b) to
enter into an agreement whether
written or oral to subject any
of the parties to the agreement
or any other person to the
performance of female genital
mutilation.
Date of
Gazette notification: 10th
August, 2007.
GPCI ASSEMBLY
PRESS, ACCRA.
GPC/A378/300/8/2007 |
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