6.This section provides that those convictions for “relevant offences” which took place before the date on which the Act comes into force are to be quashed on the day on which the legislation comes into force (14 June 2024). The quashing will happen automatically without the need for any further intervention. To quash a conviction means to discharge it or set it aside so that it is as if it had never existed.
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