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

Scottish Statutory Instruments

2023 No. 17 (C. 3)

Criminal Law

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

Made

24th January 2023

Laid before the Scottish Parliament

26th January 2023

Coming into force

1st April 2023

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 2015(1).

Citation and commencement

1.  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 day

2.  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

24th January 2023

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)

ProvisionDate of CommencementS.S.I. No.
Part 131 May 2016S.S.I. 2016/128
Section 831 May 2016S.S.I. 2016/128
Section 9 (partially)31 May 2016S.S.I. 2016/128
Section 9 (fully)1 April 2018S.S.I. 2018/9
Section 1031 May 2016S.S.I. 2016/128
Section 11 (partially)31 May 2016S.S.I. 2016/128
Section 12 (partially)31 May 2016S.S.I. 2016/128
Section 12 (fully)31 January 2018S.S.I. 2018/9
Part 331 May 2016S.S.I. 2016/128
Sections 16 to 2530 June 2017S.S.I. 2017/140
Sections 26 to 3131 October 2017S.S.I. 2017/140
Sections 32 to 34(1)31 May 2016S.S.I. 2016/128
Section 34(2) to (6)30 June 2017S.S.I. 2017/140
Sections 35 to 3731 May 2016S.S.I. 2016/128
Section 38 (partially)31 May 2016S.S.I. 2016/128
Section 3931 May 2016S.S.I. 2016/128
Section 4331 May 2016S.S.I. 2016/128
Schedule 1, paragraphs 1, 3 and 631 May 2016S.S.I. 2016/128
Schedule 1, paragraphs 2, 4 and 517 December 2016S.S.I. 2016/385