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  "url": "https://openlegislation.uk/modern-slavery-act-2015-commencement-no-5-regulations-2016/note",
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  "legislation": "uksi/2016/740",
  "legislation_title": "The Modern Slavery Act 2015 (Commencement No. 5) Regulations 2016",
  "legislation_url": "https://openlegislation.uk/modern-slavery-act-2015-commencement-no-5-regulations-2016",
  "path": "note",
  "kind": "note",
  "number": null,
  "heading": "Explanatory note",
  "text": "(This note is not part of the Regulations)\nThese Regulations are the fifth commencement regulations made under the Modern Slavery Act 2015 (c. 30).\nRegulation 2 brings into force certain provisions of the Modern Slavery Act 2015 relating to maritime enforcement powers. These provisions provide additional powers to law enforcement officers in England and Wales, Scotland and Northern Ireland to tackle suspected human trafficking or slavery at sea.",
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  "status": null,
  "version": "current",
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    "source_url": "https://www.legislation.gov.uk/uksi/2016/740/note",
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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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