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Human Trafficking and Exploitation (Scotland) Act 2015, Section 2 is up to date with all changes known to be in force on or before 14 July 2025. There are changes that may be brought into force at a future date. Changes that have been made appear in the content and are referenced with annotations.

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2Application of offence to conduct in United Kingdom and elsewhereS
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(1)A person mentioned in subsection (2) commits an offence of human trafficking regardless of where the relevant action takes place.
(2)The persons are—
(a)a person who is a UK national,
(b)a person who at the time of the offence was habitually resident in Scotland,
(c)a body incorporated under the law of a part of the United Kingdom.
(3)A person not mentioned in subsection (2) commits an offence of human trafficking if—
(a)any part of the relevant action takes place in the United Kingdom, or
(b)the relevant action is taken with a view to a person arriving in or entering into, departing from, or travelling within, the United Kingdom.
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