s 4

Meaning of "convicted"

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For the purposes of this Act, a person is taken to have been convicted of a serious offence if –

the person has been charged with and found guilty and convicted of the serious offence; or the person has been charged with and found guilty of the serious offence but the court hearing the charge has not proceeded to conviction; or the serious offence has been taken into account by a court in sentencing the person for another serious offence.

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