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(1) These Regulations may be cited as the Human Trafficking and Exploitation (Scotland) Act 2015 (Commencement No. 3 and Transitional Provisions) Regulations 2017 and come into force on 29th June 2017.
(2) In these Regulations “the Act” means the Human Trafficking and Exploitation (Scotland) Act 2015.
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The provisions of the Act specified in column 1 of the schedule come into force on the day appointed in column 2.
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(1) This regulation applies where—
(a) a person is convicted of a relevant trafficking or exploitation offence between 30th June 2017 and 30th October 2017; and
(b) an order for—
(i) absolute discharge under section 246(2) of the Criminal Procedure (Scotland) Act 1995; or
(ii) conditional discharge,
is made in respect of that conviction.
(2) Where this regulation applies, the conviction is to be treated, for the purposes of section 34(2) and (3) of the Act, as if it occurred after Part 4 of the Act came into force.
(3) In this regulation, “relevant trafficking or exploitation offence” has the meaning given by section 34(1) of the Act.
MICHAEL MATHESON
A member of the Scottish Government
St Andrew’s House,
Edinburgh
2nd May 2017
SCHEDULE
Regulation 2


Column 1Provisions of the Act Column 2Appointed day
Section 16 (relevant trafficking or exploitation offence) 29th June 2017
Section 17 (prevention orders on sentencing) 30th June 2017
Section 18 (prevention orders on application) 30th June 2017
Section 19 (meaning of relevant offender) 30th June 2017
Section 20 (contents of prevention order) 30th June 2017
Section 21 (prohibitions on foreign travel) 30th June 2017
Section 22 (orders on sentencing: variation, renewal and discharge) 30th June 2017
Section 23 (orders on application: variation, renewal and discharge) 30th June 2017
Section 24 (interim prevention orders) 30th June 2017
Section 25 (appeals: prevention orders) 30th June 2017
Section 34(2) to (6) (interpretation of Part 4) 30th June 2017
Section 26 (risk orders) 31st October 2017
Section 27 (contents of risk orders) 31st October 2017
Section 28 (prohibitions on foreign travel) 31st October 2017
Section 29 (variation, renewal and discharge of risk orders) 31st October 2017
Section 30 (interim risk orders) 31st October 2017
Section 31 (appeals: risk orders) 31st October 2017