# The Goods Vehicles (Qualifications of Operators) Regulations (Northern Ireland) 2012, Regulation 7: Serious Offences


(1) A person has a conviction of a “serious offence” if—
(a) that person has been convicted of any offence under the law of any part of the United Kingdom or under the law of a country or territory outside the United Kingdom; and
(b) on such conviction there was imposed on that person for that offence a punishment falling within paragraph (2).
(2) The punishments are—
(a) a sentence of imprisonment for a term exceeding three months;
(b) a fine exceeding level 4 on the standard scale;
(c) a community service order or community payback order requiring a person to perform work for more than 60 hours; and
(d) in the case of an offence committed under the law of a country or territory outside the United Kingdom, any punishment corresponding to those mentioned in sub-paragraphs (a) to (c).
(3) In paragraph (2) —
(a) the reference to a sentence of imprisonment includes a reference to any form of custodial sentence or order, other than one imposed under the enactments relating to mental health;
(b) “community service order” means an order under Article 13 of the Criminal Justice (Northern Ireland) Order 1996 ; and
(c) “community payback order” means an order under section 227A of the Criminal Procedure (Scotland) Act 1995 .

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Source: https://www.legislation.gov.uk/nisr/2012/257/regulation/7 (the official version)
Page: https://openlegislation.uk/goods-vehicles-qualifications-of-operators-regulations-northern-ireland-2012/regulation-7
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