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Section 13, Smuggling Act, 2022

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(1) A person shall not knowingly transport anotherperson across an international border for the purpose of sexual exploitation including prostitution or for the purpose of labour exploitation, forced labour, domestic servitude, slavery or practices similar to slavery. not less than 15 years. (3) A person convicted of an offence under subsection (1) shall serve a term of imprisonment of not less than 15 years, if any one of the following aggravating circumstances is present– (a) transporting 2 or more persons at the same time; (b) there is permanent or life-threatening bodily injury to person transported; (c) transporting a child; (d) transporting as part of the activity of an organised criminal group; or (e) the trafficker has been convicted of the same offence under this Act.

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