The Rehabilitation of Offenders Act 1974 (Exclusions and Exceptions) (Scotland) Order 2003 No. 231

Exceptions from section 4(3) of the Act

5.  There is excepted from the provisions of section 4(3)(b) (effect of rehabilitation on grounds of dismissal or exclusion from an office, profession, occupation or employment) of the Act–

(a) any profession, office, employment or occupation specified in Schedule 4;

(b) any action taken for the purpose of safeguarding national security; and

(c) any decision or proposed decision taken by a person specified in Part 1 of Schedule 2 to do or to refuse to do anything specified in that Part.