Combating Of Trafficking In Persons Act

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Sections

1. 1 Short title
2. 2 Interpretation
3. 3 Application of Act
4. 4 Centres for victims of trafficking
5. 4A Steering Committee for Combating of Trafficking in inserted by Act No 17 of 2023
6. 4B Combating of Trafficking in Persons Unit inserted by Act No 17 of 2023
7. 4C Witness protection inserted by Act No 17 of 2023
8. 5 Country of origin or destination
9. 6 Suspension of deportation
10. 6 Victim allowed to remain in Mauritius inserted by Act No 17 of 2023
11. 7 Temporary residence
12. 8 Repatriation of victims of trafficking
13. 9 Return of victims of trafficking to Mauritius
14. 10 Legitimacy and validity of document
15. 10A Entry, inspection and search inserted by Act No 17 of 2023
16. 10B Powers of investigation inserted by Act No 17 of 2023
17. 10C Arrest without warrant and detention inserted by Act No 17 of 2023
18. 10D Acts deemed lawful inserted by Act No 17 of 2023
19. 11 Trafficking in persons
20. 11A Assistance to victims of trafficking in persons inserted by Act No 17 of 2023
21. 11B Non-punishment of victims of trafficking in persons inserted by Act No 17 of 2023
22. 12 Possession or concealment of document
23. 12A Illegal adoption or custody of a child inserted by Act No 17 of 2023
24. 13 Reporting of trafficking
25. 13B Investigation disclosing other offences inserted by Act No 17 of 2023
26. 13C Prosecution inserted by Act No 17 of 2023
27. 13D Participation of victim in sentencing hearing inserted by Act No 17 of 2023
28. 14 Penalties
29. 15 Jurisdiction
30. 16 Compensation to victim of trafficking
31. 17 Payment of compensation
32. 18 Failure to pay compensation
33. 19 Compensation to State
34. 20 Regulations