The Courts and Tribunals (Judiciary and Functions of Staff) Act 2018 (Consequential, Transitional and Saving Provision) Regulations 2020

Amendment of the Rehabilitation of Offenders Act 1974 (Exceptions) Order 1975

1.—(1) The Rehabilitation of Offenders Act 1974 (Exceptions) Order 1975(1) is amended as follows.

(2) In Schedule 1—

(a) in Part II (offices, employments and work), in paragraph 4, for “justices’ clerks and assistants to justices’ clerks” substitute “justices’ legal advisers”;

(b) in Part IV (interpretation), for the definition of “assistants to justices’ clerks” substitute—

““justices’ legal adviser” means a person nominated by the Lord Chancellor who is authorised to exercise functions under section 28(1) of the Courts Act 2003(2);”.

(1)

S.I. 1975/1023, to which relevant amendments were made by S.I. 2001/1192, S.I. 2005/617 and S.I. 2006/2143.

(2)

Section 28 was substituted by the Courts and Tribunals (Judiciary and Functions of Staff) Act 2018 (c. 33), Schedule, paragraph 26.