Updated to 5 December 2025 (Act No. 12 of 2025 and S.I. No. 587 of 2025)
All effects below are reflected in the most recent Revised Act.
Criminal Law (Human Trafficking) Act 2008
No. 8 of 2008
Contents
Commencement
| Section | Commencement/Effective Date Where the commencement and effective dates differ, the effective date is shown below.
|
Commencement Information |
|---|---|---|
| Whole Act | 7 June 2008 | Commenced as per s. 15(2) |
Amendments and other effects
| How Affected | Affecting Provision | Affecting Provision Commencement/Effective Date
Where the commencement and effective dates differ, the effective date is shown below.
|
Commencement Source |
|---|---|---|---|
| S. 1 amended | Criminal Law (Human Trafficking) (Amendment) Act 2013 (No. 24 of 2013), ss. 1, 5(2) | 9 August 2013 | Commenced as per s. 5(2) |
| S. 4(3) substituted | Criminal Law (Sexual Offences and Human Trafficking) Act 2024 (28/2024), ss. 1(2), 36(a)(i) | Not yet commenced. Commencement order required under s. 1(2) | |
| S. 4(8) substituted | Criminal Law (Sexual Offences and Human Trafficking) Act 2024 (28/2024), ss. 1(2), 36(a)(ii) | Not yet commenced. Commencement order required under s. 1(2) | |
| S. 4A inserted | Criminal Law (Human Trafficking) (Amendment) Act 2013 (No. 24 of 2013), ss. 2, 5(2) | 9 August 2013 | Commenced as per s. 5(2) |
| S. 5(2A) inserted | Criminal Law (Sexual Offences) Act 2017 (2/2017), ss. 1(2), 26(a) | 27 March 2017 | Criminal Law (Sexual Offences) Act 2017 (Commencement) Order 2017 (S.I. No. 112 of 2017), art. 2 |
| S. 5(5) amended | Criminal Law (Sexual Offences) Act 2017 (2/2017), ss. 1(2), 26(b) | 27 March 2017 | Criminal Law (Sexual Offences) Act 2017 (Commencement) Order 2017 (S.I. No. 112 of 2017), art. 2 |
| S. 5A inserted | Criminal Law (Sexual Offences and Human Trafficking) Act 2024 (28/2024), ss. 1(2), 36(b) | Not yet commenced. Commencement order required under s. 1(2) |
SIs made under the Act
| Section | SIs made under the Act |
|---|---|
| None |