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(1)In this Chapter—
“caution” means a caution or a warning given to a person in Northern Ireland in respect of an offence which, at the time the caution or warning is given, that person has admitted,
“conviction” includes—
a conviction in respect of which an order has been made discharging the person concerned absolutely or conditionally, and
a finding in any criminal proceedings (including a finding linked with a finding of insanity) that a person has committed an offence or done the act or made the omission charged,
“disregarded caution” is a caution which has become a disregarded caution by virtue of this Chapter,
“disregarded conviction” is a conviction which has become a disregarded conviction by virtue of this Chapter,
“document” includes information recorded in any form and, in relation to information recorded otherwise than in legible form, references to its provision or production include providing or producing a copy of the information in legible form,
“information” includes documents,
“notice” means notice in writing,
“official records” has the meaning given by section 101D(5).
(2)Paragraph (a) of the definition of “conviction” applies despite Article 6 of the Criminal Justice (Northern Ireland) Order 1996 (S.I. 1996/3160 (N.I. 24)) (which deems a conviction of a person discharged not to be a conviction).
(3)In this Chapter, a reference to an offence includes—
(a)a reference to an attempt, conspiracy or incitement to commit that offence, and
(b)a reference to aiding, abetting, counselling or procuring the commission of that offence.
(4)In the case of an attempt, conspiracy or incitement, the references in this Chapter to the conduct constituting the offence are references to the conduct to which the attempt, conspiracy or incitement related (whether or not that conduct occurred).
(5)For the purposes of subsections (3) and (4) an attempt to commit an offence includes conduct which—
(a)consisted of frequenting with intent to commit the offence any river, canal, street, highway, place of public resort or other location mentioned in section 4 of the Vagrancy Act 1824 (as it then had effect) in connection with frequenting by suspected persons or reputed thiefs, and
(b)was itself an offence under that section.]
Textual Amendments
F1Pt. 5 Ch. 5 inserted (31.1.2017 for specified purposes, 28.6.2018) by Policing and Crime Act 2017 (c. 3), ss. 168(1), 183(4)(5)(e); S.R. 2018/128, art. 2(a)
Modifications etc. (not altering text)
C1S. 101J(1) applied (31.1.2017 for specified purposes, 28.6.2018) by Policing and Crime Act 2017 (c. 3), ss. 169(5)(a), 183(4)(5)(e) (with s. 172); S.R. 2018/128, art. 2(b)
C2Ss. 101J(2)-(5) applied (31.1.2017 for specified purposes, 28.6.2018) by Policing and Crime Act 2017 (c. 3), ss. 169(5)(b), 183(4)(5)(e) (with s. 172); S.R. 2018/128, art. 2(b)
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