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The Human Trafficking and Exploitation (Scotland) Act 2015 (Commencement No. 5) Regulations 2023

S.S.I. 2023/17 · Made 24 January 2023

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Criminal Law

Made 24th January 2023

Laid before the Scottish Parliament 26th January 2023

Coming into force 1st April 2023

The Scottish Ministers make the following Regulations in exercise of the powers conferred by section 45(2) of the Human Trafficking and Exploitation (Scotland) Act 2015f1.

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Footnotes

f1

2015 asp 12.

Contents

  1. 1Citation and commencement
  2. 2Appointed day
  3. Signature
  4. Explanatory note

1Citation and commencement

These regulations may be cited as the Human Trafficking and Exploitation (Scotland) Act 2015 (Commencement No. 5) Regulations 2023 and come into force on 1 April 2023.

2Appointed day

The day appointed for the coming into force of section 11 of the Human Trafficking and Exploitation (Scotland) Act 2015, so far as not already in force, is 1 April 2023.

Signature

CLARE HAUGHEY

Authorised to sign by the Scottish Ministers

St Andrew’s House,

Edinburgh

24th January 2023

Explanatory note

(This note is not part of the Regulations)

These Regulations bring fully into force section 11 of the Human Trafficking and Exploitation (Scotland) Act 2015. Section 11 was previously commenced for the purpose of making regulations under paragraph (7) and (8) of that section.

The Bill for the Act received Royal Assent on 4 November 2015. Section 45(1) brought into force sections 40, 41, 42, 44, 45 and 46 on the day after Royal Assent.