Article 3 Amendment of Article 1

In Article 1(2) after the definition of “the PRA” insert—

• ““protected conviction” means a conviction of the kind described in Article 1A;”

Omit paragraph (3).

Before paragraph (4) insert—

“(2A)

Nothing in this Order applies in relation to a conviction for a service offence which is not a recordable service offence; and for this purpose—

(a)

“service offence” means an offence which is a service offence within the meaning of the Armed Forces Act 2006^f1 or an SDA offence within the meaning of the Armed Forces Act 2006 (Transitional Provisions etc) Order 2009^f2;

(b)

“recordable service offence” means an offence which is a recordable service offence within the meaning of the Police and Criminal Evidence Act 1984 (Armed Forces) Order 2009^f3.”