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  "url": "https://openlegislation.uk/draft-human-trafficking-and-exploitation-scotland-act-2015-consequential-provisions-and-modifications-order-2016/schedule/paragraph-3",
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  "legislation": "ukdsi/2016/9780111148150",
  "legislation_title": "The Human Trafficking and Exploitation (Scotland) Act 2015 (Consequential Provisions and Modifications) Order 2016",
  "legislation_url": "https://openlegislation.uk/draft-human-trafficking-and-exploitation-scotland-act-2015-consequential-provisions-and-modifications-order-2016",
  "path": "schedule/paragraph/3",
  "kind": "paragraph",
  "number": "3",
  "heading": null,
  "text": "(1) The Modern Slavery Act 2015 is amended as follows.\n(2) In section 30(1) (offences)—\n(a) at the end of paragraph (e) omit the word “or”;\n(b) after paragraph (f) insert—\n“(g) a trafficking and exploitation prevention order under section 17 or 18 of the Human Trafficking and Exploitation (Scotland) Act 2015 (asp 12);\n(h) an interim trafficking and exploitation prevention order under section 24 of that Act;\n(i) a trafficking and exploitation risk order under section 26 of that Act; or\n(j) an interim trafficking and exploitation risk order under section 30 of that Act;”.\n(3) In section 36(8) (enforcement powers in relation to ships: Scotland), for paragraphs (a) to (c) substitute—\n“(a) section 1 of the Human Trafficking and Exploitation (Scotland) Act 2015 (asp 12) (offence of human trafficking);\n(b) section 4 of that Act (slavery, servitude and forced or compulsory labour).”.\n(4) In section 41(2) (general functions of Commissioner), for paragraphs (c) to (e) substitute—\n“(c) section 1 or 4 of the Human Trafficking and Exploitation (Scotland) Act 2015 (asp 12) (equivalent offences in Scotland).”.\n(5) In section 54(12) (transparency in supply chains etc.), for sub-paragraphs (iii) to (v) of paragraph (a) of the definition of “slavery and human trafficking” substitute—\n“(iii) section 1 or 4 of the Human Trafficking and Exploitation (Scotland) Act 2015 (asp 12) (equivalent offences in Scotland), or”.\n(6) In Schedule 1, after paragraph 8 insert—\n“Human Trafficking and Exploitation (Scotland) Act 2015 (asp 12)\n8A. (1) An offence under section 1 or 4 of the Human Trafficking and Exploitation (Scotland) Act 2015 (human trafficking; slavery, servitude and forced or compulsory labour).\n(2) An offence aggravated by a connection with human trafficking activity in accordance with section 5 of that Act (general aggravation of offence).”.",
  "extent": null,
  "status": null,
  "version": "current",
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      "label": "f1",
      "text": "2015 c.30."
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  "attribution": "Contains public sector information licensed under the Open Government Licence v3.0. Source: legislation.gov.uk, The National Archives."
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