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Paragraph 134 I1

(1)

Section 1 of the Rehabilitation of Offenders Act 1974 (rehabilitated persons and spent convictions) is amended as follows.

(2)

In subsection (1) for “subsection (2)” substitute “ subsections (2), (5) and (6) ”.

(3)

After subsection (4) insert—

“(5)

This Act does not apply to any disregarded conviction or caution within the meaning of Chapter 4 of Part 5 of the Protection of Freedoms Act 2012.

(6)

Accordingly, references in this Act to a conviction or caution do not include references to any such disregarded conviction or caution.”

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Commencement

I1

Sch. 9 para. 134 in force at 1.10.2012 by S.I. 2012/2234, art. 3(o)