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7.—(1) A person has a conviction of a “serious offence” if—
(a)that person has been convicted of any offence under the law of any part of the United Kingdom or under the law of a country or territory outside the United Kingdom; and
(b)on such conviction there was imposed on that person for that offence a punishment falling within paragraph (2).
(2) The punishments are—
(a)a sentence of imprisonment for a term exceeding three months;
(b)a fine exceeding level 4 on the standard scale;
(c)a community service order or community payback order requiring a person to perform work for more than 60 hours; and
(d)in the case of an offence committed under the law of a country or territory outside the United Kingdom, any punishment corresponding to those mentioned in sub-paragraphs (a) to (c).
(3) In paragraph (2) —
(a)the reference to a sentence of imprisonment includes a reference to any form of custodial sentence or order, other than one imposed under the enactments relating to mental health;
(b)“community service order” means an order under Article 13 of the Criminal Justice (Northern Ireland) Order 1996(1); and
(c)“community payback order” means an order under section 227A of the Criminal Procedure (Scotland) Act 1995(2).
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