Prohibition of Female Genital Mutilation Act

28. Extra-territorial jurisdiction.

Edition: 2022-12-31 · In force

28. Extra-territorial jurisdiction.

(1)A person who, while being a citizen of, or permanently residing in, Kenya, commits an act outside Kenya which act would constitute an offence under section 19 had it been committed in Kenya, is guilty of such an offence under this Act.

(2)A person may not be convicted of an offence contemplated in subsection (1) if such a person has been acquitted or convicted in the country where that offence was committed.

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Source: Kenya Law