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Justice (Sexual Offences and Trafficking Victims) Act (Northern Ireland) 2022

Section 22: Defence for slavery and trafficking victims

Section 22 amends Section 22(9) of the 2015 Act to include Class A drugs in the statutory defence provisions for a person over the age of 21 who has been compelled to commit the offence by reason of compulsion or exploitation

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