PART 1OFFENCES

Human trafficking

I12Application of offence to conduct in United Kingdom and elsewhere

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.