# The Criminal Justice and Data Protection (Protocol No. 36) Regulations 2014, Regulation 62: Interpretation


In this Part—
“the Framework Decision” means Council Framework Decision 2009/315/JHA of 26th February 2009 on the organisation and content of the exchange of information extracted from the criminal record between member States;
“central authority” means an authority designated under Article 3 of the Framework Decision;
“conviction”, except where otherwise provided, has the meaning given in Article 2(a) of the Framework Decision (definitions);
“criminal proceedings” has the meaning given in Article 2(b) of the Framework Decision;
“criminal record” has the meaning given in Article 2(c) of the Framework Decision;
“third country” means a state other than a member State;
“UK Central Authority” means the body designated under regulation 63;
“UK criminal record” means—
(a) in relation to England and Wales, information in any form relating to convictions on a names database held by the Secretary of State for the use of police forces generally;
(b) in relation to Scotland, the criminal history database of the Police Service of Scotland for the use of the police forces generally;
(c) in relation to Northern Ireland, the Northern Ireland Criminal History Database of the Causeway System.

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Source: https://www.legislation.gov.uk/ukdsi/2014/9780111122723/regulation/62 (the official version)
Page: https://openlegislation.uk/draft-criminal-justice-and-data-protection-protocol-no-36-regulations-2014/regulation-62
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