Protection of Freedoms Act 2012

Rehabilitation of Offenders Act 1974

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134(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.