The Rehabilitation of Offenders (Exceptions) (Amendment) (No. 2) Order (Northern Ireland) 2001

Amendment of article 2 of the 1979 Order

4.—(1) This article amends article 2 of the 1979 Order (Exclusion of Article 5(2) of the 1978 Order).

(2) Paragraph (ab) is omitted.

(3) In paragraph (b), after “Civil Aviation Authority,”, there is inserted “the Financial Services Authority”.

(4) After paragraph (f), there is inserted—

“(g) any question asked by, or on behalf of, the person listed in the second column of any entry in the table below to the extent that it relates to a conviction for a relevant offence (or any circumstances ancillary to such conviction) of any individual, but only if—

(i) the person questioned is informed at the time the question is asked that, by virtue of this Order, spent convictions for relevant offences are to be disclosed; and

(ii) the question is asked in order to assess the suitability of the individual to whom the question relates to have the status specified in the first column of that entry.

Status	Questioner
1.   A person with Part IV permission.	The Financial Services Authority.
2.— (a) (ii) An approved person (within the meaning of Part V of the 2000 Act (performance of regulated activities)). (b) An associate of the person (whether or not an individual) mentioned in sub-paragraph (a).	The Financial Services Authority or the authorised person (within the meaning of section 31(2) of the 2000 Act) or the applicant for Part IV permission who made the application for the Authority’s approval under section 59 of the 2000 Act in relation to the person mentioned in sub-paragraph (a) of the first column
3.— (a) (ii) The manager or trustee of an authorised unit trust scheme, within the meaning of section 237 of the 2000 Act section. (b) An associate of the person (whether or not an individual) mentioned in sub-paragraph (a).	The Financial Services Authority or the unit trust scheme mentioned in the first column.
4.— (a) (ii) A director of an open-ended investment company. (b) An associate of the person (whether or not an individual) mentioned in sub-paragraph (a).	The Financial Services Authority or the open-ended investment company mentioned in the first column,
5.   An associate of the operator or trustee of a relevant collective investment scheme.	The Financial Services Authority or the collective investment scheme mentioned in the first column.
6.   An associate of a UK recognised investment exchange or UK recognised clearing house.	The Financial Services Authority or the investment exchange or clearing house mentioned in the first column.
7.   A controller of a person with Part IV permission.	The Financial Services Authority or the person with Part IV permisssion mentioned in the first column.
8.— (a) (ii) A person who carries on a regulated activity (within the meaning of section 22 of the 2000 Act) but to whom the general prohibition does not apply by virtue of section 327 of the 2000 Act (exemption from the general prohibition for members of a designated professional body). (b) An associate of the person (whether or not an individual) mentioned in sub-paragraph (a).	(a) The Financial Services Authority (b) In the case of a person mentioned in sub-paragraph (b) of the first column, the person mentioned in sub-paragraph (a) of that column.
9.   A key worker of the Financial Services Authority.	The Financial Services Authority.
10.   An ombudsman (within the meaning of Schedule 17 to the 2000 Act) of the Financial Ombudsman Service.	The scheme operator (within the meaning of section 225 of the 2000 Act) of the Financial Ombudsman Service.
11.   An associate of the insurer of securities which have been admitted to the official list maintained by the competent authority for listing under section 74 of the 2000 Act.	The competent authority for listing.
12.   A sponsor (within the meaning of section 88(2) of the 2000 Act).	The competent authority for listing.
13.   A key worker of the competent authority for listing.	The competent authority for listing.
14.   An associate of a person who has Part IV permission and who is admitted to Lloyd’s as an underwriting agent (within the meaning of section 2 of Lloyd’s Act 1982).	(a) The Council of Lloyd's (b) The person with Part IV permission specified in the first column (or a person applying for such permission).
15.   An associate of the Council of Lloyd's.	The Council of Lloyd's
16.— (a) (ii) Any member of a UK recognised investment exchange or UK recognised clearing house. (b) Any associate of the person (whether or not an individual) mentioned in sub-paragraph (a).	(a) The UK recognised investment exchange or UK recognised clearing house specified in the first column. (b) In the case of a person mentioned in sub-paragraph (b) of the first column, the person mentioned in sub-paragraph (a) of that column.”