ACT
(Acts 7 of 2010 and 3 of 2021)
Act 7 of 2010 .. in force 1 February 2010
Amended by Act 3 of 2021 .. in force 17 May 2021
ARRANGEMENT OF SECTIONS
PART 1
PRELIMINARY
| 1. | Short title |
| 2. | Interpretation |
| 3. | Force of law |
| 4. | Object of this Act |
PART 2
CRIMINAL OFFENCES AND RELATED PROVISIONS
| 5. | Offence of trafficking in persons |
| 6. | Offence of unlawful withholding of identification papers |
| 7. | Offence of transporting a person for the purpose of exploiting such a person's prostitution |
| 8. | Restitution |
| 9. | Forfeiture |
| 10. | Aggravated circumstances |
| 11. | Consent or past sexual behaviour of a victim is irrelevant |
| 12. | Legal age of consent to sex not a defence to trafficking in persons |
| 13. | Victim to be immune from prosecution |
| 14. | Offences of bodies corporate |
| 15. | Receiving financial or other benefit knowing that it is as a result of trafficking in persons |
| 16. | Entry, search and seizure |
| 17. | Offence of threatening, obstructing, etc., a constable |
| 18. | Jurisdiction |
PART 3
ASSISTANCE AND PROTECTION OF VICTIMS OF TRAFFICKING
| 19. | Protection for the safety of victims, including identification of victims |
| 20. | Witness protection |
| 21. | Protection of the privacy of victims, including proceedings held in camera |
| 22. | Information for victims |
| 23. | Opportunity for the presentation of the victim's views and concerns |
| 24. | Assistance to victims |
| 25. | Immigration status of victims |
| 26. | Assistance for citizen or permanent resident victims abroad |
| 27. | Verification of nationality or age of victims |
| 28. | Return of victims to country of citizenship or lawful residence |
| 29. | Assistance to victims that are unable to prove their nationality status through normal means |
| 30. | Services for returned victims of trafficking |
| 31. | Special consideration to be given to a child victim |
PART 4
MISUSE OF COMMERCIAL TRANSPORTATION
| 32. | Responsibilities of international commercial transportation companies or individuals |
PART 5
PREVENTION OF TRAFFICKING IN PERSONS
| 33. | National task force for prevention of trafficking |
| 34. | Exclusion of persons implicated in trafficking |
PART 6
GENERAL
| 35. | Regulations |
| 36. | Order to increase fines |
| Schedule | |
AN ACT to give effect to and to implement the Protocol to Prevent, Suppress and Punish Trafficking in Persons, Especially Women and Children, and to provide for related matters.
Commencement [1 February, 2010]