The Rehabilitation of Offenders Act 1974 (Exceptions) Order 1975

1. Introductory Text

2. 1. This Order may be cited as the Rehabilitation of Offenders...

3. 2. (1) In this Order “the Act” means the Rehabilitation of...

4. 3. None of the provisions of section 4(2) of the Act...

5. 4. Paragraph (b) of section 4(3) of the Act shall not...

6. 5. Section 4(1) of the Act shall not apply in relation...

7. Signature

8. 1. SCHEDULE 1

      EXCEPTED PROFESSIONS, OFFICES, EMPLOYMENTS AND OCCUPATIONS

      1. PART I Professions

         1. 1. Medical practitioner.

         2. 2. Barrister (in England and Wales), advocate (in Scotland), solicitor.

         3. 3. Chartered accountant, certified accountant.

         4. 4. Dentist, dental hygienist, dental auxiliary.

         5. 5. Veterinary surgeon.

         6. 6. Nurse, midwife.

         7. 7. Ophthalmic optician, dispensing optician.

         8. 8. Pharmaceutical chemist.

         9. 9. Registered teacher (in Scotland).

         10. 10. Any profession to which the Professions Supplementary to Medicine Act...

      2. PART II Offices and employments

         1. 1. Judicial appointments.

         2. 2. The Director of Public Prosecutions and any employment in his...

         3. 3. Procurators Fiscal and District Court Prosecutors, and any employment in...

         4. 4. Justices' clerks and their assistants.

         5. 5. Clerks (including depute and assistant clerks) and officers of the...

         6. 6. Constables, persons appointed as police cadets to undergo training with...

         7. 7. Any employment which is concerned with the administration of, or...

         8. 8. Traffic wardens appointed under section 81 of the Road Traffic...

         9. 9. Probation officers appointed under Schedule 3 to the Powers of...

         10. 10. Any employment as a teacher in a school or establishment...

         11. 11. Proprietors of independent schools.

         12. 12. Any employment by a local authority in connection with the...

         13. 13. Any employment which is concerned with the provision of health...

         14. 14. Any employment by a youth club, local authority or other...

         15. 15. Any employment within a cadet force concerned with naval, military...

      3. PART III Regulated occupations

         1. 1. Firearms dealer.

         2. 2. Any occupation in respect of which an application to the...

         3. 3. Director, controller or manager of an insurance company—

         4. 4. Dealer in securities.

         5. 5. Manager or trustee under a unit trust scheme.

         6. 6. Any occupation which is concerned with— (a) the management of...

         7. 7. Any occupation which is concerned with carrying on an establishment...

         8. 8. Any occupation in respect of which the holder, as occupier...

      4. PART IV Interpretation

         1. In this Schedule— “certified accountant” means a member of the...

   2. SCHEDULE 2

      EXCEPTED LICENCES, CERTIFICATES AND PERMITS

      1. 1. Firearm certificates and shot gun certificates issued under the Firearms...

      2. 2. Licences issued under section 25 of the Children and Young...

      3. 3. Certificates issued by the police or a court of summary...

   3. SCHEDULE 3

      EXCEPTED PROCEEDINGS

      1. 1. Proceedings in respect of a person's admission to, or disciplinary...

      2. 2. Proceedings before the Court of Appeal or the High Court...

      3. 3. Disciplinary proceedings against a constable.

      4. 4. Proceedings before the Gaming Board for Great Britain.

      5. 5. Proceedings under the Mental Health Act 1959 before any Mental...

      6. 6. Proceedings under the Firearms Act 1968 in respect of—

      7. 7. Proceedings in respect of the grant, renewal or variation of...

      8. 8. Proceedings— (a) in respect of an application under section 3(1)(b)...

      9. 9. Proceedings in respect of a determination by the Secretary of...

      10. 10. Proceedings under the Prevention of Fraud (Investments) Act 1958 in...

      11. 11. Proceedings in respect of an application for, or cancellation of,—...

      12. 12. Proceedings in respect of an application for, or cancellation of,...

      13. 13. Proceedings on an application to the police or a court...

      14. 14. Proceedings by way of appeal against, or review of, any...

      15. 15. Proceedings held for the receipt of evidence affecting the determination...

9. Explanatory Note