Criminal Law (Human Trafficking) Act 2008

Interpretation.

1.— In this Act—

“ Act of 1998 ” means the Child Trafficking and Pornography Act 1998 ;

“Act of 2001” means the Sex Offenders Act 2001 ;

“child” means a person under the age of 18 years;

“exploitation” means—

(a) labour exploitation,

(b) sexual exploitation, or

(c) exploitation consisting of the removal of one or more of the organs of a person;

“labour exploitation” means, in relation to a person (including a child)—

(a) subjecting the person to forced labour,

(b) forcing him or her to render services to another, or

(c) enslavement of the person or subjecting him or her to servitude or a similar condition or state;

“ sexual exploitation ” means, in relation to a person—

(a) the production of pornography depicting the person either alone or with others,

(b) causing the person to engage in sexual activity for the purpose of the production of pornography,

(c) the prostitution of the person,

(d) the commission of an offence specified in the Schedule to the Act of 2001 against the person; causing another person to commit such an offence against the person; or causing the person to commit such an offence against another person, or

(e) otherwise causing the person to engage or participate in any sexual, indecent or obscene act;

“trafficks” means, in relation to a person (including a child)—

(a) procures, recruits, transports or harbours the person, or

(i) transfers the person to,

(ii) places the person in the custody, care or charge, or under the control, of, or

(iii) otherwise delivers the person to,

another person,

(b) causes a person to enter or leave the State or to travel within the State,

(c) takes custody of a person or takes a person—

(i) into one’s care or charge, or

(ii) under one’s control,

or

(d) provides the person with accommodation or employment.