Human Trafficking and Exploitation (Scotland) Act 2015

32Offences

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(1)A person commits an offence if, without reasonable excuse, the person—

(a)does anything which the person is prohibited from doing by an order mentioned in subsection (2),

(b)fails to do anything which the person is required to do by such an order.

(2)The orders are—

(a)a trafficking and exploitation prevention order,

(b)an interim trafficking and exploitation prevention order,

(c)a trafficking and exploitation risk order,

(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).