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Human Trafficking and Exploitation (Scotland) Act 2015
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· 2025-05-05
2023-07-20
Human Trafficking and Exploitation (Scotland) Act 2015
2023-04-01
Human Trafficking and Exploitation (Scotland) Act 2015
2018-04-01
Human Trafficking and Exploitation (Scotland) Act 2015
2018-01-31
Human Trafficking and Exploitation (Scotland) Act 2015
2017-10-31
Human Trafficking and Exploitation (Scotland) Act 2015
2017-06-30
Human Trafficking and Exploitation (Scotland) Act 2015
Changes on 2017-06-30
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- (f) under section 57, 58, 58A, 59 or 59A of the Sexual Offences Act 2003 (trafficking for sexual exploitation),
- (fa) under section 62 of that Act (committing an offence with intent to commit a sexual offence) where the relevant sexual offence the person had the intention of committing was an offence under section 57, 58, 58A, 59 or 59A of that Act,
- (g) under section 4 of the Asylum and Immigration (Treatment of Claimants, etc.) Act 2004 (trafficking people for exploitation),
- (h) under section 71 of the Coroners and Justice Act 2009 (slavery, servitude and forced or compulsory labour),
- (i) under section 47 of the Criminal Justice and Licensing (Scotland) Act 2010 (slavery, servitude and forced or compulsory labour),
- (ia) under section 1, 2 or 4 of the Modern Slavery Act 2015 (slavery, servitude and forced or compulsory labour; human trafficking),
- (ib) under section 1, 2 or 4 of the Human Trafficking and Exploitation (Criminal Justice and Support for Victims) Act (Northern Ireland) 2015 (slavery, servitude and forced or compulsory labour; human trafficking),
- (j) of attempting or conspiring to commit an offence mentioned in this subsection,
- (k) committed by aiding, abetting, counselling, procuring or inciting the commission of an offence mentioned in this subsection, or
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- (c) a trafficking and exploitation risk order,
- (d) an interim trafficking and exploitation risk order,
- (e) an order under section 14 or 15 of the Modern Slavery Act 2015 (slavery and trafficking prevention orders),
- (f) an order under section 21 of that Act (interim slavery and trafficking prevention orders),
- (g) an order under section 23 of that Act (slavery and trafficking risk orders),
- (h) an order under section 28 of that Act (interim slavery and trafficking risk orders),
- (i) an order under paragraph 1 or 2 of schedule 3 of the Human Trafficking and Exploitation (Criminal Justice and Support for Victims) Act (Northern Ireland) 2015 (slavery and trafficking prevention orders),
- (j) an order under paragraph 7 of schedule 3 of that Act (interim slavery and trafficking prevention orders).
- (3) A person who commits an offence under section (1) is liable—
- (a) on summary conviction, to imprisonment for a term not exceeding 12 months or a fine not exceeding the statutory maximum (or both),
- (b) on conviction on indictment, to imprisonment for a term not exceeding 5 years or a fine (or both).
#### Enforcement of other UK orders
##### 33
- (1) The Scottish Ministers may by regulations amend section 32(2) so as to—
- (a) add to the list of orders in that section a relevant UK order, or
- (b) remove from that list an order so added.
- (2) A relevant UK order is an order under the law of England and Wales or Northern Ireland which appears to the Scottish Ministers to be equivalent or similar to—
- (a) a trafficking and exploitation prevention order,
- (b) an interim trafficking and exploitation prevention order,
- (c) a trafficking and exploitation risk order, or
- (d) an interim trafficking and exploitation risk order.
- (3) A person who commits an offence under section (1) is liable—
- (a) on summary conviction, to imprisonment for a term not exceeding 12 months or a fine not exceeding the statutory maximum (or both),
- (b) on conviction on indictment, to imprisonment for a term not exceeding 5 years or a fine (or both).
#### Enforcement of other UK orders
##### 33
- (1) The Scottish Ministers may by regulations amend section 32(2) so as to—
- (a) add to the list of orders in that section a relevant UK order, or
- (b) remove from that list an order so added.
- (2) A relevant UK order is an order under the law of England and Wales or Northern Ireland which appears to the Scottish Ministers to be equivalent or similar to—
- (a) a trafficking and exploitation prevention order,
- (b) an interim trafficking and exploitation prevention order,
- (c) a trafficking and exploitation risk order, or
- (d) an interim trafficking and exploitation risk order.
#### Interpretation of Part 4
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#### Offence of human trafficking
#### Lord Advocate's instructions on prosecution of victims of offences
#### Detention of vehicle, ship or aircraft
#### Relevant trafficking or exploitation offence
#### Orders on sentencing: variation, renewal and discharge
#### Variation, renewal and discharge of risk orders
#### Trafficking and exploitation strategy
#### Offences by bodies corporate etc.
#### Application of offence to conduct in United Kingdom and elsewhere
#### Support and assistance: victims of offence of human trafficking
#### Forfeiture of vehicle, ship or aircraft
#### Prevention orders on sentencing
#### Orders on application: variation, renewal and discharge
#### Interim risk orders
#### Review and publication of strategy
#### Interpretation
### Criminal Procedure (Scotland) Act 1995
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[^key-d8c0cb5f5f3691487963ee2bec7c9692]: [Sch. para. 5](https://www.legislation.gov.uk/asp/2015/12/schedule/paragraph/5) in force at 17.12.2016 by [S.S.I. 2016/385](https://www.legislation.gov.uk/ssi/2016/385), [reg. 2](https://www.legislation.gov.uk/ssi/2016/385/regulation/2) (with [reg. 3](https://www.legislation.gov.uk/ssi/2016/385/regulation/3))
[^key-26a1c89a1f1dde80bd3367df6e1dfe41]: [S. 16](https://www.legislation.gov.uk/asp/2015/12/section/16) in force at 29.6.2017 by [S.S.I. 2017/140](https://www.legislation.gov.uk/ssi/2017/140), [reg. 2](https://www.legislation.gov.uk/ssi/2017/140/regulation/2), [sch.](https://www.legislation.gov.uk/ssi/2017/140/schedule)
[^key-26a1c89a1f1dde80bd3367df6e1dfe41]: S. 16 in force at 29.6.2017 by [S.S.I. 2017/140](https://www.legislation.gov.uk/ssi/2017/140), [reg. 2](https://www.legislation.gov.uk/ssi/2017/140/regulation/2), [sch.](https://www.legislation.gov.uk/ssi/2017/140/schedule)
[^key-9385f564eae7071e45c5d01dacb73a82]: [S. 17](https://www.legislation.gov.uk/asp/2015/12/section/17) in force at 30.6.2017 by [S.S.I. 2017/140](https://www.legislation.gov.uk/ssi/2017/140), [reg. 2](https://www.legislation.gov.uk/ssi/2017/140/regulation/2), [sch.](https://www.legislation.gov.uk/ssi/2017/140/schedule)
[^key-afcf3ce013a7ed9d0290b47c8704abbb]: [S. 18](https://www.legislation.gov.uk/asp/2015/12/section/18) in force at 30.6.2017 by [S.S.I. 2017/140](https://www.legislation.gov.uk/ssi/2017/140), [reg. 2](https://www.legislation.gov.uk/ssi/2017/140/regulation/2), [sch.](https://www.legislation.gov.uk/ssi/2017/140/schedule)
[^key-7a64dfc21cf8570d05e0aa5ee4e60b54]: [S. 19](https://www.legislation.gov.uk/asp/2015/12/section/19) in force at 30.6.2017 by [S.S.I. 2017/140](https://www.legislation.gov.uk/ssi/2017/140), [reg. 2](https://www.legislation.gov.uk/ssi/2017/140/regulation/2), [sch.](https://www.legislation.gov.uk/ssi/2017/140/schedule)
[^key-0896121f2ad6558090e0fb9d949b2efa]: [S. 20](https://www.legislation.gov.uk/asp/2015/12/section/20) in force at 30.6.2017 by [S.S.I. 2017/140](https://www.legislation.gov.uk/ssi/2017/140), [reg. 2](https://www.legislation.gov.uk/ssi/2017/140/regulation/2), [sch.](https://www.legislation.gov.uk/ssi/2017/140/schedule)
[^key-31e9a31b6cc4d4b417c87afe4f3545a4]: [S. 21](https://www.legislation.gov.uk/asp/2015/12/section/21) in force at 30.6.2017 by [S.S.I. 2017/140](https://www.legislation.gov.uk/ssi/2017/140), [reg. 2](https://www.legislation.gov.uk/ssi/2017/140/regulation/2), [sch.](https://www.legislation.gov.uk/ssi/2017/140/schedule)
[^key-69b6ec22767646ff33ad5babd84935a0]: [S. 22](https://www.legislation.gov.uk/asp/2015/12/section/22) in force at 30.6.2017 by [S.S.I. 2017/140](https://www.legislation.gov.uk/ssi/2017/140), [reg. 2](https://www.legislation.gov.uk/ssi/2017/140/regulation/2), [sch.](https://www.legislation.gov.uk/ssi/2017/140/schedule)
[^key-e61f6a19604d4fd19e778d8bcf1c2a86]: [S. 23](https://www.legislation.gov.uk/asp/2015/12/section/23) in force at 30.6.2017 by [S.S.I. 2017/140](https://www.legislation.gov.uk/ssi/2017/140), [reg. 2](https://www.legislation.gov.uk/ssi/2017/140/regulation/2), [sch.](https://www.legislation.gov.uk/ssi/2017/140/schedule)
[^key-465137d9e8c8ce6dda49616735be86fe]: [S. 24](https://www.legislation.gov.uk/asp/2015/12/section/24) in force at 30.6.2017 by [S.S.I. 2017/140](https://www.legislation.gov.uk/ssi/2017/140), [reg. 2](https://www.legislation.gov.uk/ssi/2017/140/regulation/2), [sch.](https://www.legislation.gov.uk/ssi/2017/140/schedule)
[^key-dcdabb3216777389c99368595f60cb3a]: [S. 25](https://www.legislation.gov.uk/asp/2015/12/section/25) in force at 30.6.2017 by [S.S.I. 2017/140](https://www.legislation.gov.uk/ssi/2017/140), [reg. 2](https://www.legislation.gov.uk/ssi/2017/140/regulation/2), [sch.](https://www.legislation.gov.uk/ssi/2017/140/schedule)
[^key-bcea00829cc435e356a3d7aec273be15]: [S. 34(2)-(6)](https://www.legislation.gov.uk/asp/2015/12/section/34/2) in force at 30.6.2017 by [S.S.I. 2017/140](https://www.legislation.gov.uk/ssi/2017/140), [reg. 2](https://www.legislation.gov.uk/ssi/2017/140/regulation/2), [sch.](https://www.legislation.gov.uk/ssi/2017/140/schedule) (with [art. 3](https://www.legislation.gov.uk/ssi/2017/140/article/3))
[^key-712300509cbdabe8e1f7a10364d116a8]: [S. 16(1)(fa)](https://www.legislation.gov.uk/asp/2015/12/section/16/1/fa) inserted (30.6.2017) by [The Human Trafficking and Exploitation (Scotland) Act 2015 (Relevant Trafficking or Exploitation Offences and Relevant UK Orders) Regulations 2017 (S.S.I. 2017/220)](https://www.legislation.gov.uk/ssi/2017/220), [regs. 1(1)](https://www.legislation.gov.uk/ssi/2017/220/regulation/1/1), [2(a)](https://www.legislation.gov.uk/ssi/2017/220/regulation/2/a)
[^key-c7723344768b537f0d622ef4dc86c3bb]: [S. 16(1)(ia)](https://www.legislation.gov.uk/asp/2015/12/section/16/1/ia)[(ib)](https://www.legislation.gov.uk/asp/2015/12/section/16/1/ib) inserted (30.6.2017) by [The Human Trafficking and Exploitation (Scotland) Act 2015 (Relevant Trafficking or Exploitation Offences and Relevant UK Orders) Regulations 2017 (S.S.I. 2017/220)](https://www.legislation.gov.uk/ssi/2017/220), [regs. 1(1)](https://www.legislation.gov.uk/ssi/2017/220/regulation/1/1), [2(b)](https://www.legislation.gov.uk/ssi/2017/220/regulation/2/b)
[^key-9adecf81a9fe849b90ff8669870e2ab8]: S. 32(2)(e)-(j) inserted (30.6.2017) by [The Human Trafficking and Exploitation (Scotland) Act 2015 (Relevant Trafficking or Exploitation Offences and Relevant UK Orders) Regulations 2017 (S.S.I. 2017/220)](https://www.legislation.gov.uk/ssi/2017/220), [regs. 1(1)](https://www.legislation.gov.uk/ssi/2017/220/regulation/1/1), [3](https://www.legislation.gov.uk/ssi/2017/220/regulation/3)
2017-06-29
Human Trafficking and Exploitation (Scotland) Act 2015
2016-12-17
Human Trafficking and Exploitation (Scotland) Act 2015
2016-05-31
Human Trafficking and Exploitation (Scotland) Act 2015
2015-11-04
Human Trafficking and Exploitation (Scotland) Act 2015 — versión ori
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