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Scottish Statutory Instruments
2023 No. 17 (C. 3)
Criminal Law
The Human Trafficking and Exploitation (Scotland) Act 2015 (Commencement No. 5) Regulations 2023
Made
24th January 2023
Laid before the Scottish Parliament
26th January 2023
Coming into force
1st April 2023
The Scottish Ministers make the following Regulations in exercise of the powers conferred by section 45(2) of the Human Trafficking and Exploitation (Scotland) Act 2015(1).
Citation and commencement
1. These regulations may be cited as the Human Trafficking and Exploitation (Scotland) Act 2015 (Commencement No. 5) Regulations 2023 and come into force on 1 April 2023.
Appointed day
2. The day appointed for the coming into force of section 11 of the Human Trafficking and Exploitation (Scotland) Act 2015, so far as not already in force, is 1 April 2023.
CLARE HAUGHEY
Authorised to sign by the Scottish Ministers
St Andrew’s House,
Edinburgh
24th January 2023
EXPLANATORY NOTE
(This note is not part of the Regulations)
These Regulations bring fully into force section 11 of the Human Trafficking and Exploitation (Scotland) Act 2015. Section 11 was previously commenced for the purpose of making regulations under paragraph (7) and (8) of that section.
The Bill for the Act received Royal Assent on 4 November 2015. Section 45(1) brought into force sections 40, 41, 42, 44, 45 and 46 on the day after Royal Assent.
NOTE AS TO EARLIER COMMENCEMENT REGULATIONS
(This note is not part of the Regulations)
| Provision | Date of Commencement | S.S.I. No. |
|---|---|---|
| Part 1 | 31 May 2016 | S.S.I. 2016/128 |
| Section 8 | 31 May 2016 | S.S.I. 2016/128 |
| Section 9 (partially) | 31 May 2016 | S.S.I. 2016/128 |
| Section 9 (fully) | 1 April 2018 | S.S.I. 2018/9 |
| Section 10 | 31 May 2016 | S.S.I. 2016/128 |
| Section 11 (partially) | 31 May 2016 | S.S.I. 2016/128 |
| Section 12 (partially) | 31 May 2016 | S.S.I. 2016/128 |
| Section 12 (fully) | 31 January 2018 | S.S.I. 2018/9 |
| Part 3 | 31 May 2016 | S.S.I. 2016/128 |
| Sections 16 to 25 | 30 June 2017 | S.S.I. 2017/140 |
| Sections 26 to 31 | 31 October 2017 | S.S.I. 2017/140 |
| Sections 32 to 34(1) | 31 May 2016 | S.S.I. 2016/128 |
| Section 34(2) to (6) | 30 June 2017 | S.S.I. 2017/140 |
| Sections 35 to 37 | 31 May 2016 | S.S.I. 2016/128 |
| Section 38 (partially) | 31 May 2016 | S.S.I. 2016/128 |
| Section 39 | 31 May 2016 | S.S.I. 2016/128 |
| Section 43 | 31 May 2016 | S.S.I. 2016/128 |
| Schedule 1, paragraphs 1, 3 and 6 | 31 May 2016 | S.S.I. 2016/128 |
| Schedule 1, paragraphs 2, 4 and 5 | 17 December 2016 | S.S.I. 2016/385 |
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