# Human Trafficking and Exploitation (Scotland) Act 2015, Section 21: Prohibitions on foreign travel


(1) A fixed period of not more than 5 years of effect must be applied to—
(a) a prohibition on foreign travel contained in a trafficking and exploitation prevention order, and
(b) an order that contains such a prohibition and no other prohibitions or requirements.
(2) A “prohibition on foreign travel” means—
(a) a prohibition on travelling to any country outwith the United Kingdom named or described in the order,
(b) a prohibition on travelling to any country outwith the United Kingdom other than a country named or described in the order, or
(c) a prohibition on travelling to any country outwith the United Kingdom.
(3) A further period (of not more than 5 years each time) may be applied to—
(a) a prohibition mentioned in subsection (1)(a) by a variation or a renewal under section 22 or, as the case may be, section 23, and
(b) an order mentioned in subsection (1)(b) by a renewal under either of those sections.
(4) A trafficking and exploitation prevention order that contains a prohibition mentioned in subsection (2)(c) must require the adult in respect of whom the order is made to surrender each passport that the adult has at a police station specified in the order—
(a) on or before the date when the prohibition takes effect, or
(b) within a period specified in the order.
(5) Any passport surrendered must be returned as soon as reasonably practicable after the adult ceases to be subject to a prohibition mentioned in subsection (2)(c).
(6) Subsection (5) does not apply in relation to—
(a) a passport issued by or on behalf of the authorities of a country outwith the United Kingdom if the passport has been returned to those authorities,
(b) a passport issued by or on behalf of an international organisation if the passport has been returned to that organisation.

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Source: https://www.legislation.gov.uk/asp/2015/12/section/21 (the official version)
Page: https://openlegislation.uk/human-trafficking-and-exploitation-scotland-act-2015/section-21
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