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  "url": "https://openlegislation.uk/draft-rehabilitation-of-offenders-act-1974-exceptions-amendment-england-and-wales-order-2011/note",
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  "legislation": "ukdsi/2011/9780111511428",
  "legislation_title": "The Rehabilitation of Offenders Act 1974 (Exceptions) (Amendment) (England and Wales) Order 2011",
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  "number": null,
  "heading": "Explanatory note",
  "text": "(This note is not part of the Order)\nThis Order amends the Rehabilitation of Offenders Act 1974 (Exceptions) Order 1975 (“the 1975 Order”) so as: (a) to permit the Financial Services Authority to take spent convictions and cautions into account when exercising certain functions under the Payment Services Regulations 2009; and (b) to permit spent convictions and cautions to be taken into account for the purpose of considering the suitability of a person for appointment as a Head of Legal Practice or Head of Finance and Administration of a body licensed under Part 5 (alternative business structures) of the Legal Services Act 2007.\nIt also amends the definition of “actuary” in Schedule 1 to the 1975 Order to reflect the merger of the Institute of Actuaries and the Faculty of Actuaries.\nA full impact assessment has not been produced for this instrument as it has no impact on the private or voluntary sectors.",
  "extent": null,
  "status": null,
  "version": "current",
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    "source_url": "https://www.legislation.gov.uk/ukdsi/2011/9780111511428/note",
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  "licence": "Open Government Licence v3.0",
  "licence_url": "https://www.nationalarchives.gov.uk/doc/open-government-licence/version/3/",
  "attribution": "Contains public sector information licensed under the Open Government Licence v3.0. Source: legislation.gov.uk, The National Archives."
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