The Police Act 1997 (Criminal Records)(Disclosure) Regulations (Northern Ireland) 2008

Enhanced criminal record certificates: relevant police forces

This section has no associated Explanatory Memorandum

8.—(1) For the purposes of an application for an enhanced criminal record certificate, “relevant police force” means—

(a)the Police Service of Northern Ireland if—

(i)the applicant resides or has resided within the period of 5 years preceding the date of the application within Northern Ireland;

(ii)the applicant was born in Northern Ireland; and

(iii)the applicant was convicted in Northern Ireland at any time;

(b)the police force maintained for any police area in Great Britain—

(i)within which the applicant resides or has resided within the period of 5 years preceding the date of the application;

(ii)in which the applicant was born; or

(iii)in which the applicant was convicted at any time;

(c)such other police force as the chief officer of police of a police force identified as a relevant police force by virtue of paragraph (a) or (b) determines.

(2) In this regulation, “chief officer of police” means the chief officer of police in whose area the conviction was put on to the computer.