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  "url": "https://openlegislation.uk/modern-slavery-act-2015-commencement-no-5-regulations-2016/regulation-2",
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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": "regulation/2",
  "kind": "regulation",
  "number": "2",
  "heading": "Provisions coming into force on 8th August 2016",
  "text": "The following provisions of the Modern Slavery Act 2015 come into force on 8th August 2016—\n(a) section 35 (enforcement powers in relation to ships: England and Wales);\n(b) section 36 (enforcement powers in relation to ships: Scotland);\n(c) section 37 (enforcement powers in relation to ships: Northern Ireland);\n(d) section 39 (interpretation of Part 3); and\n(e) Schedule 2 (enforcement powers in relation to ships), insofar as it relates to powers exercisable under sections 35, 36 and 37.",
  "extent": null,
  "status": null,
  "version": "current",
  "annotations": [],
  "outstanding_effects": [],
  "provenance": {
    "source": "legislation.gov.uk",
    "source_url": "https://www.legislation.gov.uk/uksi/2016/740/regulation/2",
    "retrieved_at": "2026-10-28T23:21:53.491108+00:00"
  },
  "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."
}