The Human Trafficking and Exploitation (Amendment of Slavery or Human Trafficking Offences and Relevant UK Orders) Order (Northern Ireland) 2016

Northern Ireland Statutory Rule 2016 No. 102 — creates 1 criminal offence.

Made

24 February 2016

In force from

Not determined

Extent

Not stated

Subject

Miscellaneous

Made under

Human Trafficking and Exploitation (Criminal Justice and Support for Victims) Act (Northern Ireland) 2015

Explanatory note

(This note is not part of the Order) — published with the instrument by the department that made it. © Crown copyright, reused under the Open Government Licence v3.0.

This Order amends the definition of a slavery or human trafficking offence under paragraph 1(4) of Schedule 3 to the Human Trafficking and Exploitation (Criminal Justice and Support for Victims) Act (Northern Ireland) 2015 (“the 2015 Act”), allowing the courts in Northern Ireland to make slavery and trafficking prevention orders in respect of those convicted of slavery or human trafficking offences in other jurisdictions within the United Kingdom. This Order also amends paragraph 16(1) of Schedule 3 to the 2015 Act to allow the courts in Northern Ireland to enforce equivalent or similar civil orders which have been made by the courts in Great Britain. These include: slavery and trafficking prevention orders and interim slavery and trafficking prevention orders which have been made by the courts in England and Wales, and trafficking and exploitation prevention orders and interim trafficking and exploitation prevention orders made by the courts in Scotland. The Order provides that risk orders made in England and Wales, or Scotland, which may be imposed were an individual has not been convicted of a slavery or human trafficking offence, are enforceable in Northern Ireland. Breach of these orders will constitute a criminal offence in Northern Ireland, punishable on summary conviction to imprisonment for a term not exceeding 6 months or a fine not exceeding the statutory minimum, or both. Conviction on indictment will attract imprisonment for a term not exceeding five years.

Offences created by this instrument

• c a slavery and trafficking prevention order within the meaning of sections 14 and 15 of the Modern Slavery Act 2015,… article 4(3) · Status not determined · Strict liability

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