Offences against adults
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5.—(1) Subject to paragraph (2) and regulation 9, a person is disqualified if he has been—
(a)convicted of any offence, committed against a person aged 18 or over, mentioned in paragraph 2 of Schedule 4 to the 2000 Act in respect of which a qualifying sentence has been imposed by a senior court; or
(b)charged with any offence, committed against a person aged 18 or over, mentioned in paragraph 2 of Schedule 4 to the 2000 Act in respect of which a relevant order has been imposed by a senior court.
(2) A person shall cease to be disqualified under paragraph (1) where the rehabilitation period applicable to the conviction under the Rehabilitation of Offenders Act 1974 has expired.