5(1)Any reference in paragraphs 1 to 4 to an offence under the law of any part of the United Kingdom includes a reference to a civil offence (wherever committed) within the meaning of the M1Army Act 1955, the M2Air Force Act 1955 or (as the case may be) the M3Naval Discipline Act 1957.E+W+S
(2)For the purposes of paragraphs 1 to 4—
(a)convictions which are spent for the purposes of the M4Rehabilitation of Offenders Act 1974 shall be disregarded; and
(b)a traffic commissioner may also disregard an offence if such time as he thinks appropriate has elapsed since the date of the conviction.