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Enforced by: Fair Work Agency, EHRC, Home Office
Status: Amended (in force with amendments)
Penalty ceiling: Imprisonment 3 of 14 obligations carry imprisonment (5 years). 6 carry different penalties and 5 have no criminal penalty — flagged in the list below.

Does it bind you?

Business-side roles with duties under this instrument.

Any Person10

Plus 4 duties on the regulator, Crown ministers and public bodies — folded into the section list below.

Other Acts binding the same actors

If a role above is yours, these are the other instruments that most often bind it.

Any Person — also bound by 2684 other Acts

Human Medicines Regulations 2012 184 duties

Merchant Shipping Act 1995 144 duties

Insolvency (England and Wales) Rules 2016 104 duties

Communications Act 2003 92 duties

Road Traffic Act 1988 92 duties

What it requires

Sections creating concrete business duties or carrying penalties, grouped as the instrument is structured. Titles link to the source text — blue means you’re leaving for legislation.gov.uk.

Part 1

Offences

5 of 14 sections shown

s.001 Slavery, servitude and forced or compulsory labour Imprisonment

Hold a person in slavery or forced labour when you know or ought to knowAny Person

s.002 Human trafficking Imprisonment

Arrange/facilitate travel for exploitation (human trafficking)Any Person

s.004 Committing offence with intent to commit offence under section 2 Imprisonment

Aid or abet a modern slavery offenceAny Person

s.005 Penalties Imprisonment

Commit modern slavery offenceAny Person

s.009 Effect of slavery and trafficking reparation orders Regulated

Other duties (1) — Crown / regulator

Courts must determine appropriate compensation for modern slavery victimsTribunal / Court

9 other sections in this Part — procedural and definitional

s.003 Meaning of exploitation

s.006 Sentencing

s.007 Confiscation of assets

s.008 Power to make slavery and trafficking reparation orders

s.010 Slavery and trafficking reparation orders: supplementary provision

s.011 Forfeiture of land vehicle, ship or aircraft

s.011 Enforcement by Gangmasters and Labour Abuse Authority

s.012 Detention of land vehicle, ship or aircraft

s.013 Interpretation of Part 1

Part 2

Prevention orders

4 of 22 sections shown

s.019 Requirement to provide name and address Regulated

Notify authorities of your name and address under a prevention orderAny Person

s.026 Requirement to provide name and address Imprisonment

Notify authorities of your name and address if under a risk orderAny Person

s.027 Variation, renewal and discharge Imprisonment

Apply to vary, renew or cancel a slavery and trafficking risk orderAny Person

s.030 Offences Imprisonment

Breach slavery or trafficking prevention/risk orderAny Person

18 other sections in this Part — procedural and definitional

s.014 Slavery and trafficking prevention orders on sentencing

s.015 Slavery and trafficking prevention orders on application

s.016 Meaning of “relevant offender”

s.017 Effect of slavery and trafficking prevention orders

s.018 Prohibitions on foreign travel

s.020 Variation, renewal and discharge

s.021 Interim slavery and trafficking prevention orders

s.022 Appeals

s.023 Slavery and trafficking risk orders

s.024 Effect of slavery and trafficking risk orders

s.025 Prohibitions on foreign travel

s.028 Interim slavery and trafficking risk orders

s.029 Appeals

s.030 Enforcement by Gangmasters and Labour Abuse Authority

s.031 Cross-border enforcement

s.032 Rules of court

s.033 Guidance to chief officers of police etc

s.034 Interpretation of Part 2

Part 3

Maritime enforcement

0 of 5 sections shown

5 other sections in this Part — procedural and definitional

s.035 Enforcement powers in relation to ships: England and Wales

s.036 Enforcement powers in relation to ships: Scotland

s.037 Enforcement powers in relation to ships: Northern Ireland

s.038 Hot pursuit of ships in United Kingdom waters

s.039 Interpretation of Part 3

Part 4

The Independent Anti-slavery Commissioner

1 of 5 sections shown

s.044 Restriction on exercise of functions Regulated

Other duties (1) — Crown / regulator

Anti-Slavery Commissioner must not interfere in individual casesStatutory regulator

4 other sections in this Part — procedural and definitional

s.040 The Independent Anti-slavery Commissioner

s.041 General functions of Commissioner

s.042 Strategic plans and annual reports

s.043 Duty to co-operate with Commissioner

Part 5

Protection of victims

1 of 10 sections shown

s.051 Presumption about age Regulated

Other duties (1) — Crown / regulator

Public authorities must treat suspected young trafficking victims as under 18Crown / Minister / Government department

9 other sections in this Part — procedural and definitional

s.045 Defence for slavery or trafficking victims who commit an offence

s.046 Special measures for witnesses in criminal proceedings

s.047 Civil legal aid for victims of slavery

s.048 Independent child trafficking advocates

s.049 Guidance about identifying and supporting victims

s.050 Regulations about identifying and supporting victims

s.050 Identified potential victims etc: assistance and support

s.052 Duty to notify Secretary of State about suspected victims of slavery or human trafficking

s.053 Overseas domestic workers

Part 6

Transparency in supply chains etc

0 of 1 section shown

1 other section in this Part — procedural and definitional

s.054 Transparency in supply chains etc

Part 7

Miscellaneous and general

0 of 9 sections shown

9 other sections in this Part — procedural and definitional

s.054 Gangmasters and Labour Abuse Authority: information gateways

s.055 Gangmasters Licensing Authority

s.056 Interpretation

s.057 Consequential provision

s.058 Regulations

s.059 Financial provisions

s.060 Extent

s.061 Commencement

s.062 Short title

Schedules

3 of 112 shown

s.001 Slavery and human trafficking offences Imprisonment

Commit modern slavery or human trafficking offencesAny Person

s.002 Enforcement powers in relation to ships Prosecution

Obstruct constable or give false information during ship investigationAny Person

Unlimited fine

s.003 Public authorities under a duty to co-operate with the Commissioner Regulated

Other duties (1) — Crown / regulator

Public authorities must cooperate with the Anti-Slavery CommissionerStatutory regulator

109 other schedules

s.sch001 An offence under section 145 of the Nationality, Immigration and...

s.sch001 (1) An offence under section 57, 58, 58A, 59 or...

s.sch001 An offence under section 22 of the Criminal Justice (Scotland)...

s.sch001 An offence under section 4 of the Asylum and Immigration...

s.sch001 An offence under section 71 of the Coroners and Justice...

s.sch001 An offence under section 47 of the Criminal Justice and...

s.sch001 An offence under section 1, 2 or 4 of this...

s.sch001 An offence under section 1, 2 or 4 of the...

s.sch001 (1) An offence under section 1 or 4 of the...

s.sch001 (1) An offence of attempting or conspiring to commit an...

s.sch002 (1) This Part of this Schedule sets out the powers...

s.sch002 (1) A person commits an offence under the law of...

s.sch002 (1) This Part of this Schedule sets out the powers...

s.sch002 (1) This paragraph applies if a Scottish constable or an...

s.sch002 (1) A Scottish constable or an enforcement officer may—

s.sch002 A Scottish constable or an enforcement officer may use reasonable...

s.sch002 A Scottish constable or an enforcement officer must produce evidence...

s.sch002 (1) A person commits an offence under the law of...

s.sch002 (1) This Part of this Schedule sets out the powers...

s.sch002 (1) This paragraph applies if an English and Welsh constable...

s.sch002 (1) This paragraph applies if a Northern Ireland constable or...

s.sch002 (1) The Department of Justice in Northern Ireland must prepare...

s.sch002 (1) A Northern Ireland constable or an enforcement officer may—...

s.sch002 A Northern Ireland constable or an enforcement officer may use...

s.sch002 A Northern Ireland constable or an enforcement officer must produce...

s.sch002 A Northern Ireland constable or an enforcement officer is not...

s.sch002 (1) A person commits an offence under the law of...

s.sch002 (1) This paragraph applies if an English and Welsh constable...

s.sch002 (1) The Secretary of State must prepare and issue a...

s.sch002 (1) An English and Welsh constable or an enforcement officer...

s.sch002 An English and Welsh constable or an enforcement officer may...

s.sch002 An English and Welsh constable or an enforcement officer must...

s.sch002 An English and Welsh constable or an enforcement officer is...

s.sch003 Law enforcement and border security

s.sch003 Local government

s.sch003 Health bodies

s.sch003 Northern Irish public authority

s.sch004 Offences to which defence in section 45 does not apply

s.sch004 False imprisonment.

s.sch004 An offence under section 1 of the Children and Young...

s.sch004 An offence under section 2 of the Public Order Act...

s.sch004 An offence under section 1 of the Infanticide Act 1938...