Regulation 2 InterpretationI1

In these Regulations—

• “the Act” means the Modern Slavery Act 2015;

• “human trafficking” means—

  1. (a)

     conduct which constitutes an offence under section 2 of the Act, or would constitute an offence under that section if the person responsible for the conduct were a UK national, or

  2. (b)

     conduct which would have been within paragraph (a) if section 2 had been in force when the conduct occurred;

• “notification” means a notification made under section 52(1) of the Act;

• “public authority” means a public authority to which section 52 of the Act applies;

• “slavery” means—

  1. (a)

     conduct which constitutes an offence under section 1 of the Act; or

  2. (b)

     conduct which would have constituted an offence under that section if that section had been in force when the conduct occurred;

• “victim” means a person whom a public authority has reasonable grounds to believe may be a victim of slavery or human trafficking.