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Registration of Criminals Act 1949 s 7F

s 7F Reference to criminal record not to include record of offence not kept in register

7F.—(1) Where an individual has been convicted of any offence the record of which is not kept in the register, it is lawful for the individual —(a) to answer any question asked of him or her on or after 17 October 2005 about his or her criminal record of any conviction (whether or not kept in the register) in the manner as if the question relates only to his or her criminal record defined under section 7A(1); and (b) not to disclose any information about any record of a conviction which is not kept in the register.[20/2005] [Act 26 of 2022 wef 12/06/2023] (2) Any reference in any agreement or other document made on or after 17 October 2005 to the criminal record of any conviction (whether or not kept in the register) of an individual to which this section applies, is taken to refer only to his or her criminal record defined under section 7A(1), and not to any record of a conviction which is not kept in the register.[20/2005] [Act 26 of 2022 wef 12/06/2023]

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