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2002 No. 441

REHABILITATION OF OFFENDERS, ENGLAND AND WALES

The Rehabilitation of Offenders Act 1974 (Exceptions) (Amendment) Order 2002

  Made 28th February 2002 
  Coming into force in accordance with article 1(2)

The Secretary of State, in exercise of the powers conferred on him by sections 4(4), 7(4) and 10(1) of the Rehabilitation of Offenders Act 1974[1], hereby makes the following Order, a draft of which has been laid before and approved by resolution of each House of Parliament:

Citation, commencement and extent
     1.  - (1) This Order may be cited as the Rehabilitation of Offenders Act 1974 (Exceptions) (Amendment) Order 2002.

    (2) This Order shall come into force on the day after the day on which it is made, with the exception of articles 3(3) and 6(2) which shall come into force on the day that section 133(d) of the Police Act 1997[
2] comes into force for England and Wales.

    (3) This Order extends to England and Wales only.

Amendment of the Rehabilitation of Offenders Act 1974 (Exceptions) Order 1975
     2. The Rehabilitation of Offenders Act 1974 (Exceptions) Order 1975[3] is hereby amended in accordance with the following provisions of this Order.

Amendment of article 3
     3.  - (1) In article 3(a)(ii) after the word "paragraph" there shall be inserted the words "12 or".

    (2) In article 3(b) the words "the Civil Aviation Authority," shall be deleted.

    (3) After article 3(b) there shall be inserted:

    (4) After article 3(g) there shall be inserted:

Amendment of article 4
     4. In article 4(b) after the word "paragraph" there shall be inserted the words "12 or".

Amendment of Schedule 1
    
5.  - (1) In Part I of Schedule 1 after paragraph 12 there shall be inserted:

    (2) In Part II of Schedule 1 - 

    (3) In Part III of Schedule 1 - 

    (4) In Part IV of Schedule 1 - 

Amendment of Schedule 3
     6.  - (1) After paragraph 15 of Schedule 3 there shall be inserted:

    (2) At the end of Schedule 3 there shall be inserted:


Keith Bradley
Minister of State

Home Office
28th February 2002



EXPLANATORY NOTE

(This note is not part of the Order)


This Order amends the Rehabilitation of Offenders Act 1974 (Exceptions) Order 1975 ("the 1975 Order").

Article 3 amends article 3 of the 1975 Order, which provides exceptions to section 4(2) of the Rehabilitation of Offenders Act 1974 ("the Act") (questions that relate to spent convictions). It adds certain classes of air traffic workers and National Lottery Commission personnel to that exception.

Article 5 amends Schedule 1 of the 1975 Order by adding to the list of professions, offices, employments, work and occupations in relation to which exceptions from the rehabilitative provisions of the Act apply.

Added to the list in Part I of Schedule 1 are the professions of chartered psychologist, actuary, registered foreign lawyer, legal executive, and receiver appointed by the Court of Protection.

Added to the list of excepted offices, employments and work in Part II of Schedule 1 are the Crown Prosecution Service, work for the Royal Society for the Prevention of Cruelty to Animals that involves the killing of animals, the Serious Fraud Office, the National Crime Squad, the National Criminal Intelligence Service and Her Majesty's Customs and Excise. In addition, article 5 excepts work that is concerned with the provision of care services to vulnerable adults and that is of such a kind as to enable the holder to have access to vulnerable adults in the course of his normal duties. It also excepts work that is concerned with the monitoring of internet communications for the purposes of child protection.

Taxi drivers are added to the excepted occupations contained in Part III of Schedule 1.

Article 6 amends Schedule 3 of the Order (excepted proceedings) by adding certain proceedings concerning the licencing of taxi drivers and certain proceedings relating to National Lottery licences.

This Order extends to England and Wales only.


Notes:

[1] 1974 c.53.back

[2] 1997 c.50.back

[3] S.I. 1975/1023, amended by S.I. 1986/1249 and 2768; S.I. 1988/872; S.I. 2001/1192 and 3861; and modified by S.I. 1994/1696. It is also amended by section 39 of the Osteopaths Act 1993 (c.21) and section 40 of the Chiropractors Act 1994 (c.17), both of which are prospectively repealed by section 133 of the Police Act 1997 (c.50).back

[4] 2000 c.38.back

[5] 1985 c.6.back

[6] 1993 c.39.back

[7] 2000 c.14.back

[8] 1990 c.41.back

[9] 10 & 11 Vict c.89.back

[10] 1976 c.57.back

[11] 32 & 33 Vict c.115.back

[12] 1975 c.xx.back



ISBN 0 11 039414 3


  Prepared 6 March 2002


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