Female Genital Mutilation (Protection and Guidance) (Scotland) Bill 7 (4) For the purposes of this Act (other than this section) and Part 5 of the Courts Reform (Scotland) Act 2014 (civil appeals), a female genital mutilation protection order made under subsection (2) is to be treated for all purposes as having been made by the sheriff in civil proceedings by virtue of section 5E(1). 5 (5) In this section and in section 5H, “the court” means the High Court, the Sheriff Appeal Court, or, as the case may be, the sheriff. 5H References by criminal court to Lord Advocate (1) Subsection (2) applies where— (a) criminal proceedings are before the court, and 10 (b) the court considers that a female genital mutilation protection order should be made. (2) The court may refer the matter to the Lord Advocate. (3) Where a matter is referred to the Lord Advocate under subsection (2), the Lord Advocate may— 15 (a) apply under section 5C for a female genital mutilation protection order, (b) take such other steps as the Lord Advocate considers appropriate. 5I Duration of orders (1) A female genital mutilation protection order has effect— (a) where the order specifies a period for which it is to have effect, until the 20 expiry of that period (unless the order is discharged under section 5J or extended under section 5K), (b) where no such period is specified, until the order is discharged under section 5J. (2) Where different periods are specified in the order relating to— 25 (a) different provisions of the order, or (b) different persons, the order has effect until the expiry of the latest...