6The relevant provisions shall be disregarded for the purposes of the application, in relation to any offence of which the prisoner was convicted in a country or territory outside the British Islands, of—
(a)the [1974 c. 53.] Rehabilitation of Offenders Act 1974, except section 1(2)(person not rehabilitated unless he serves sentence etc.); and
(b)the [S.I. 1978/1908 (N.I. 27).] Rehabilitation of Offenders (Northern Ireland) Order 1978, except Article 3(2) (person not rehabilitated unless he serves sentence etc.).