PART 4TRAFFICKING AND EXPLOITATION PREVENTION AND RISK ORDERS

Offences and supplementary provision

I132Offences

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 orderF1,

e

an order under section 14 or 15 of the Modern Slavery Act 2015 (slavery and trafficking prevention orders),

f

an order under section 21 of that Act (interim slavery and trafficking prevention orders),

g

an order under section 23 of that Act (slavery and trafficking risk orders),

h

an order under section 28 of that Act (interim slavery and trafficking risk orders),

i

an order under paragraph 1 or 2 of schedule 3 of the Human Trafficking and Exploitation (Criminal Justice and Support for Victims) Act (Northern Ireland) 2015 (slavery and trafficking prevention orders),

j

an order under paragraph 7 of schedule 3 of that Act (interim slavery and trafficking prevention orders).

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).