Statutory Instruments
2011 No. 2865
Rehabilitation Of Offenders, England And Wales
The Rehabilitation of Offenders Act 1974 (Exceptions) (Amendment) (England and Wales) (No.2) Order 2011
Made
29th November 2011
Coming into force in accordance with article 1(1)
The Secretary of State for Justice, in exercise of the powers conferred by sections 4(4) and 10(1) of, and paragraph 4 of Schedule 2 to, the Rehabilitation of Offenders Act 1974( 1 ), makes the following Order.
A draft of this Order was laid before Parliament and approved by resolution of each House of Parliament in accordance with section 10(2) of that Act.
Citation, commencement and extent
1. —(1) This Order may be cited as the Rehabilitation of Offenders Act 1974 (Exceptions) (Amendment) (England and Wales) (No.2) Order 2011 and comes into force on the day after the day on which it is made.
(2) This Order extends to England and Wales only.
Amendment of the Rehabilitation of Offenders Act 1974 (Exceptions) Order 1975
2. —(1)The Rehabilitation of Offenders Act 1974 (Exceptions) Order 1975( 2 ) is amended as follows.
(2) In article 3( 3 ), at the end insert—
“ (o) any question asked by or on behalf of any body which is a licensing authority within the meaning of section 73(1) of the Legal Services Act 2007 ( 4 ) (licensing authorities and relevant licensing authorities) where—
(i) it is asked in order to assess whether, for the purposes of Schedule 13 to that Act (ownership of licensed bodies), the approval requirements ( 5 ) are met in relation to a person’s holding of a restricted interest in a licensed body ( 6 ) ; and
(ii) the person to whom the question relates is informed at the time that the question is asked that, by virtue of this Order, spent convictions are to be disclosed. ” .
Signed by authority of the Secretary of State for Justice
J Djanogly
Parliamentary Under Secretary of State
Ministry of Justice
29th November 2011
1974 c.53 . Schedule 2 was inserted by paragraphs 1 and 6 of Schedule 10 to the Criminal Justice and Immigration Act 2008 (c.4) .
There are amendments to article 3 which are not relevant to this Order.
Paragraph 6 of Schedule 13 to the Legal Services Act 2007 makes provision as to when the approval requirements are met in relation to a person.
For the definition of “restricted interest” and “licensed body” see respectively paragraph 2 of Schedule 13 to, and section 71 of, the Legal Services Act 2007.