2023 No. 17 (C. 3)
Criminal Law

The Human Trafficking and Exploitation (Scotland) Act 2015 (Commencement No. 5) Regulations 2023

Made
Laid before the Scottish Parliament
Coming into force
The Scottish Ministers make the following Regulations in exercise of the powers conferred by section 45(2) of the Human Trafficking and Exploitation (Scotland) Act 20151.

Citation and commencement1.

These regulations may be cited as the Human Trafficking and Exploitation (Scotland) Act 2015 (Commencement No. 5) Regulations 2023 and come into force on 1 April 2023.

Appointed day2.

The day appointed for the coming into force of section 11 of the Human Trafficking and Exploitation (Scotland) Act 2015, so far as not already in force, is 1 April 2023.

CLARE HAUGHEY
Authorised to sign by the Scottish Ministers

St Andrew’s House,

Edinburgh

EXPLANATORY NOTE
(This note is not part of the Regulations)

These Regulations bring fully into force section 11 of the Human Trafficking and Exploitation (Scotland) Act 2015. Section 11 was previously commenced for the purpose of making regulations under paragraph (7) and (8) of that section.

The Bill for the Act received Royal Assent on 4 November 2015. Section 45(1) brought into force sections 40, 41, 42, 44, 45 and 46 on the day after Royal Assent.

NOTE AS TO EARLIER COMMENCEMENT REGULATIONS
(This note is not part of the Regulations)

Provision

Date of Commencement

S.S.I. No.

Part 1

31 May 2016

S.S.I. 2016/128

Section 8

31 May 2016

S.S.I. 2016/128

Section 9 (partially)

31 May 2016

S.S.I. 2016/128

Section 9 (fully)

1 April 2018

S.S.I. 2018/9

Section 10

31 May 2016

S.S.I. 2016/128

Section 11 (partially)

31 May 2016

S.S.I. 2016/128

Section 12 (partially)

31 May 2016

S.S.I. 2016/128

Section 12 (fully)

31 January 2018

S.S.I. 2018/9

Part 3

31 May 2016

S.S.I. 2016/128

Sections 16 to 25

30 June 2017

S.S.I. 2017/140

Sections 26 to 31

31 October 2017

S.S.I. 2017/140

Sections 32 to 34(1)

31 May 2016

S.S.I. 2016/128

Section 34(2) to (6)

30 June 2017

S.S.I. 2017/140

Sections 35 to 37

31 May 2016

S.S.I. 2016/128

Section 38 (partially)

31 May 2016

S.S.I. 2016/128

Section 39

31 May 2016

S.S.I. 2016/128

Section 43

31 May 2016

S.S.I. 2016/128

Schedule 1, paragraphs 1, 3 and 6

31 May 2016

S.S.I. 2016/128

Schedule 1, paragraphs 2, 4 and 5

17 December 2016

S.S.I. 2016/385