The Goods Vehicles (Qualifications of Operators) Regulations (Northern Ireland) 2012

Serious Offences

7.—(1) A person has a conviction of a “serious offence” if—

(a) that person has been convicted of any offence under the law of any part of the United Kingdom or under the law of a country or territory outside the United Kingdom; and

(b) on such conviction there was imposed on that person for that offence a punishment falling within paragraph (2).

(2) The punishments are—

(a) a sentence of imprisonment for a term exceeding three months;

(b) a fine exceeding level 4 on the standard scale;

(c) a community service order or community payback order requiring a person to perform work for more than 60 hours; and

(d) in the case of an offence committed under the law of a country or territory outside the United Kingdom, any punishment corresponding to those mentioned in sub-paragraphs (a) to (c).

(3) In paragraph (2) —

(a) the reference to a sentence of imprisonment includes a reference to any form of custodial sentence or order, other than one imposed under the enactments relating to mental health;

(b) “community service order” means an order under Article 13 of the Criminal Justice (Northern Ireland) Order 1996(1); and

(c) “community payback order” means an order under section 227A of the Criminal Procedure (Scotland) Act 1995(2).

(1)

S.I. 1996/3160 (N.I. 24)

(2)

1995 c. 46