Where a person is convicted of an offence or has a judgment given against him by or before any court in the United Kingdom and it appears to the court—
(a)having regard to the functions of the Director under this Act, that the conviction or judgment should be brought to the Director’s attention, and
(b)that it may not be brought to his attention unless arrangements for that purpose are made by the court,
the court may make such arrangements notwithstanding that the proceedings have been finally disposed of.