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  "url": "https://openlegislation.uk/modern-slavery-act-2015-commencement-no-3-and-transitional-provision-regulations-2015/note",
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  "legislation": "uksi/2015/1816",
  "legislation_title": "The Modern Slavery Act 2015 (Commencement No. 3 and Transitional Provision) Regulations 2015",
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  "path": "note",
  "kind": "note",
  "number": null,
  "heading": "Explanatory note",
  "text": "(This note is not part of the Regulations)\nThese Regulations are the third commencement regulations made under the Modern Slavery Act 2015 (c. 30) (“the 2015 Act”).\nRegulation 2 brings into force the provision of the 2015 Act relating to transparency in supply chains.\nRegulation 3 contains transitional provision so that a commercial organisation with a financial year that ends before 31st March 2016 does not have to make a slavery and human trafficking statement in respect of that financial year.",
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  "version": "current",
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  "licence": "Open Government Licence v3.0",
  "licence_url": "https://www.nationalarchives.gov.uk/doc/open-government-licence/version/3/",
  "attribution": "Contains public sector information licensed under the Open Government Licence v3.0. Source: legislation.gov.uk, The National Archives."
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