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Make
provision for the establishment of a Royal Commission on slavery. |
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Be
it enacted by the Queen’s most Excellent Majesty,
by and with the advice and |
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consent of the Lords Spiritual
and Temporal, and Commons, in this present |
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Parliament assembled,
and by the authority of the same, as follows:— |
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Establishment
of Royal Commission |
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Within four months of
the coming into force of this Act, the Secretary of State |
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shall cause to be established
a Royal Commission on slavery. |
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The Royal Commission shall
enquire into the subject of slavery, including its |
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social, economic and political
impact, and report on possible means for its |
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For the purposes of this
Act, “slavery” includes all existing forms of exercising
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absolute control over another
person’s life or liberty. |
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The Royal Commission shall
report within three years of the coming into force |
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Short
title and commencement |
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(1) |
This Act may be cited as
the Royal Commission (Slavery) Act 2007. |
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(2) |
This Act shall come into
force at the end of the period of two months beginning |
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on the day on which it
is passed. |
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