The Police Act 1997 (Criminal Record Certificates: Relevant Matters) (Amendment) (England and Wales) Order 2020

• Citation: S.I. 2020/1364
• Sections: 2

Section 1 Citation, commencement and extent

(1) This Order may be cited as the Police Act 1997 (Criminal Record Certificates: Relevant Matters) (Amendment) (England and Wales) Order 2020 and comes into force on the day after the day on which it is made.

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

Section 2 Amendment to the Police Act 1997

Section 113A of the Police Act 1997 is amended as follows—

(a) in subsection (6) , in the definition of “relevant matter” as it has effect in England and Wales—

(i) in paragraph (a), for “in relation to a person who has one conviction only” substitute “any of the following convictions”;

(ii) omit paragraph (b); and

(iii) in paragraph (c), after “subsection (6D)” insert “where the person was aged 18 or over on the date it was given”;

(b) in subsection (6E) , for the purposes of the definition of “relevant matter” omit paragraph (d)(ii) and the preceding “or”.