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The Anti-Slavery Day Act 2010 (Specified Date) Order 2010

S.I. 2010/2325 · Made 21 September 2010

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Human Rights, England And Wales

Made 21st September 2010

Coming into force in accordance with Article 1

The Secretary of State, in exercise of the power conferred by section 1(1) of the Anti-Slavery Day Act 2010f1, makes the following Order:

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Footnotes

f1

2010 c.14

Contents

  1. 1Citation and commencement
  2. 2Specified Date
  3. Signature
  4. Explanatory note

1Citation and commencement

This Order may be cited as the Anti-Slavery Day Act 2010 (Specified Date) Order 2010 and shall come into force on the day after the day on which it is made.

2Specified Date

The date specified to be observed each year as Anti-Slavery Day is 18th October.

Signature

Damian Green

Minister of State

Home Office

21st September 2010

Explanatory note

(This note is not part of the Order)

The Anti-Slavery Day Act 2010 introduced a national day to raise awareness of the need to combat slavery, human trafficking and exploitation.

This Order specifies that 18th October shall be observed each year as Anti-Slavery Day.

A full Impact Assessment has not been produced for this instrument as no impact on the private or voluntary sectors is foreseen.