SP Bill 47A Session 5 (2020) 2 Female Genital Mutilation (Protection and Guidance) (Scotland) Bill (4) In deciding, under or by virtue of a provision mentioned in subsection (3), whether to make a female genital mutilation protection order and, if so, what order to make, the court must have regard to all the circumstances including the need to secure the health, safety and well-being of any person who would 5 be a protected person were the order made. (5) In ascertaining the well-being of such a person, the court must, in particular, have regard to the person’s wishes and feelings (so far as reasonably ascertainable) to such extent as the court considers appropriate, taking into account the person’s age and understanding. 10 (5A) In discharging its responsibilities under subsections (4) and (5), the court may include in a female genital mutilation protection order a requirement to provide any practical support to a protected person, or any other persons to whom the order would apply, were the order made, for the purpose of reducing any ongoing risk to that person. 15 (6) In this Act— “an act of genital mutilation”— (a) means an action mentioned in section 1...