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(1)A prohibition on foreign travel contained in a slavery and trafficking prevention order must be for a fixed period of not more than 5 years.
(2)A “prohibition on foreign travel” means—
(a)a prohibition on travelling to any country outside the United Kingdom named or described in the order,
(b)a prohibition on travelling to any country outside the United Kingdom other than a country named or described in the order, or
(c)a prohibition on travelling to any country outside the United Kingdom.
(3)Subsection (1) does not prevent a prohibition on foreign travel from being extended for a further period (of no more than 5 years each time) under section 20.
(4)A slavery and trafficking prevention order that contains a prohibition within subsection (2)(c) must require the defendant to surrender all of the defendant's passports at a police station specified in the order—
(a)on or before the date when the prohibition takes effect, or
(b)within a period specified in the order.
(5)Any passports surrendered must be returned as soon as reasonably practicable after the person ceases to be subject to a slavery and trafficking prevention order containing a prohibition within subsection (2)(c).
(6)Subsection (5) does not apply in relation to—
(a)a passport issued by or on behalf of the authorities of a country outside the United Kingdom if the passport has been returned to those authorities;
(b)a passport issued by or on behalf of an international organisation if the passport has been returned to that organisation.
Commencement Information
I1S. 18 in force at 31.7.2015 by S.I. 2015/1476, reg. 2(b)
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