# The Rehabilitation of Offenders Act 1974 (Exceptions) (Amendment) (England and Wales) Order 2006, Article 4: Amendment of article 3


In article 3 after paragraph (i), add—
“(j) any question asked by or on behalf of a contracting authority or contracting entity in relation to a conviction within the meaning of Article 45(1) of Directive 2004/18/EC which is a spent conviction (or any circumstances ancillary to such a conviction) for the purpose of determining whether or not to treat a person as ineligible:
(i) for the purposes of regulation 23 of the Public Contracts Regulations 2006 or regulation 23 of the Utilities Contracts Regulations 2006; or
(ii) to participate in a design contest for the purposes of regulation 33 of the Public Contracts Regulations 2006 or regulation 34 of the Utilities Contracts Regulations 2006,
where the person questioned is informed at the time the question is asked that, by virtue of this Order, convictions within the meaning of Article 45(1) of Directive 2004/18/EC which are spent convictions are to be disclosed;
(k) any question asked, by or on behalf of the Football Association or Football Association Premier League in order to assess the suitability of the person to whom the question relates or of any other person to be approved as able to undertake, in the course of acting as a steward at a sports ground at which football matches are played or as a supervisor or manager of such a person, licensable conduct within the meaning of the Private Security Industry Act 2001 without a licence issued under that Act, in accordance with regulations made under section 4 of that Act.”.

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Source: https://www.legislation.gov.uk/ukdsi/2006/0110746740/article/4 (the official version)
Page: https://openlegislation.uk/draft-rehabilitation-of-offenders-act-1974-exceptions-amendment-england-and-wales-order-2006/article-4
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