Textual Amendments
F1Sch. 2 inserted (17.7.2015) by Serious Crime Act 2015 (c. 9), ss. 73(2), 88(1) (with s. 86(14)(15)); S.I. 2015/1428, reg. 2(a)
7(1)An interested party may apply to the relevant judge for the issue of a warrant for the arrest of a person if the interested party considers that the person has failed to comply with an FGM protection order or is otherwise in contempt of court in relation to such an order.E+W+N.I.
(2)The relevant judge must not issue a warrant on an application under sub-paragraph (1) unless—
(a)the application is substantiated on oath, and
(b)the relevant judge has reasonable grounds for believing that the person to be arrested has failed to comply with the order or is otherwise in contempt of court in relation to the order.
(3)In this paragraph “interested party”, in relation to an FGM protection order, means—
(a)the girl being protected by the order,
(b)(if a different person) the person who applied for the order, or
(c)any other person;
but no application may be made under sub-paragraph (1) by a person falling within paragraph (c) without leave of the relevant judge.]