The Criminal Justice and Data Protection (Protocol No. 36) Regulations 2014

Interpretation

62.  In this Part—

“the Framework Decision” means Council Framework Decision 2009/315/JHA of 26th February 2009 on the organisation and content of the exchange of information extracted from the criminal record between member States(1);

“central authority” means an authority designated under Article 3 of the Framework Decision;

“conviction”, except where otherwise provided, has the meaning given in Article 2(a) of the Framework Decision (definitions);

“criminal proceedings” has the meaning given in Article 2(b) of the Framework Decision;

“criminal record” has the meaning given in Article 2(c) of the Framework Decision;

“third country” means a state other than a member State;

“UK Central Authority” means the body designated under regulation 63;

“UK criminal record” means—

(a)

in relation to England and Wales, information in any form relating to convictions on a names database held by the Secretary of State for the use of police forces generally;

(b)

in relation to Scotland, the criminal history database of the Police Service of Scotland for the use of the police forces generally;

(c)

in relation to Northern Ireland, the Northern Ireland Criminal History Database of the Causeway System.

(1)

OJ No. L 93, 7.4.2009, p. 23.