Law Reform (Miscellaneous Provisions) (Scotland) Act 1980

Part II S Persons Disqualified

(a)

Persons who have at any time been sentenced in the United Kingdom, the Channel Islands or the Isle of Man—

(i)

to imprisonment for life or for a term of 5 years or more; or

(ii)

to be detained during Her Majesty’s pleasure, during the pleasure of the Secretary of State or during the pleasure of the Governor of Northern Ireland;

(b)

persons who have at any time in the United Kingdom, the Channel Islands or the Isle of Man—

(i)

served any part of a sentence of imprisonment [F1 detention or youth custody], being a sentence for a term of 3 months or more; or

(ii)

been detained in a borstal institution,

and who are not rehabilitated persons for the purposes of the Rehabilitation of Offenders Act M1 1974.

Textual Amendments

F1 Words substituted by Criminal Justice Act 1988 (c. 33, SIF 39:1), ss. 123(6), 124, Sch. 8 para. 16, Sch. 9 para. 4

Marginal Citations

M1 1974 c. 53.