# The Railways Regulations 1998, Paragraph 4


(1) Any reference in paragraph 3 to an offence under the law of any part of the United Kingdom includes a reference to a civil offence (wherever committed) within the meaning of the Army Act 1955, the Air Force Act 1955 or as the case may be the Naval Discipline Act 1957.
(2) For the purposes of paragraphs 1 to 4—
(a) convictions which are spent for the purposes of the Rehabilitation of Offenders Act 1974 shall be disregarded; and
(b) the International Rail Regulator may also disregard an offence if such time as he thinks proper has elapsed since the date of the conviction.

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Source: https://www.legislation.gov.uk/uksi/1998/1340/schedule/3/paragraph/4 (the official version)
Page: https://openlegislation.uk/railways-regulations-1998/schedule-3/paragraph-4
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