The Human Trafficking and Exploitation (Scotland) Act 2015 (Relevant Trafficking or Exploitation Offences and Relevant UK Orders) Regulations 2017

Relevant trafficking or exploitation offences

2.  In section 16(1) of the Act (relevant trafficking or exploitation offence)—

(a) after paragraph (f), insert—

“(fa) under section 62 of that Act(1) (committing an offence with intent to commit a sexual offence) where the relevant sexual offence the person had the intention of committing was an offence under section 57, 58, 58A, 59 or 59A of that Act(2),”; and

(b) after paragraph (i), insert—

“(ia) under section 1, 2 or 4 of the Modern Slavery Act 2015(3) (slavery, servitude and forced or compulsory labour; human trafficking),

(ib) under section 1, 2 or 4 of the Human Trafficking and Exploitation (Criminal Justice and Support for Victims) Act (Northern Ireland) 2015(4) (slavery, servitude and forced or compulsory labour; human trafficking),”.

(1)

The Sexual Offences Act 2003 (c.42).

(2)

Section 59A was substituted for sections 57, 58 and 59, in so far as they applied in England and Wales, by section 109(2) of the Protection of Freedoms Act 2012 (c.9). Section 59A was repealed by paragraph 5(2) of schedule 5 of the Modern Slavery Act 2015 (c.30). Section 58A was inserted by section 6(1) of the Criminal Justice Act (Northern Ireland) 2013 (c.1) (N.I.). Sections, 57, 58, 58A and 59, in so far as they applied in Northern Ireland, were repealed by schedule 5 of the Human Trafficking and Exploitation (Criminal Justice and Support for Victims) Act (Northern Ireland) 2015 (c.2) (N.I.).

(3)

2015 c.30.

(4)

2015 c.2 (N.I.).