The Asylum and Immigration (Treatment of Claimants etc.) Act 2004 (Commencement) (Scotland) Order 2004

Type Scottish-Statutory-Instrument
Publication 2004-11-11
State In force
Jurisdiction Scotland
Department Queen's Printer for Scotland
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Made: 11th November 2004

The Scottish Ministers, in exercise of the powers conferred by section 48(3) of the Asylum and Immigration (Treatment of Claimants, etc.) Act 2004[^f00001] hereby make the following Order:

Citation and extent

1

Commencement

Sections 4 and 5 of the Asylum and Immigration (Treatment of Claimants, etc.) Act 2004 shall come into force on 1st December 2004.

Signed

HUGH HENRY — Authorised to sign on behalf of the Scottish Ministers — 11th November 2004

Explanatory note

(This note is not part of the Order)

This Order, which extends to Scotland only, brings into force on 1st December 2004 sections 4 and 5 of the Asylum and Immigration (Treatment of Claimants, etc.) Act 2004.

Section 4 creates a new offence of trafficking people for exploitation. Section 5 makes supplementary provision in respect of section 4 and adds the new offence to Schedule 4 (Lifestyle Offences – Scotland) to the Proceeds of Crime Act 2002 (c. 29).

Footnotes

[^f00001]: 2004 c. 1.

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