C1Part V Certificates of Criminal Records, &c.
I1112 Criminal conviction certificates.
1
The Secretary of State shall issue a criminal conviction certificate to any individual who—
a
makes an application in the prescribed form, and
b
pays any fee that is payable in relation to the application under regulations made by the Secretary of State.
2
A criminal conviction certificate is a certificate which—
a
gives the prescribed details of every conviction of the applicant which is recorded in central records, or
b
states that there is no such conviction.
3
In this section—
“central records” means such records of convictions held for the use of police forces generally as may be prescribed;
“conviction” means a conviction within the meaning of the M1Rehabilitation of Offenders Act 1974, other than a spent conviction.
4
Where an applicant has received a criminal conviction certificate, the Secretary of State may refuse to issue another certificate to that applicant during such period as may be prescribed.
Pt. 5 (ss. 112-127) explained (prosp) by 1998 c. 29, s. 56(4)