4 Identification and notification of quashed convictions

Section 4 Identification and notification of quashed convictions

Post Office (Horizon System) Offences Act 2024 (2024 c 14) | Legislation
Post Office (Horizon System) Offences Act 2024 (2024 c 14) | Legislation

4  Identification and notification of quashed convictions

(1)     The appropriate authority must take all reasonable steps to identify the convictions quashed by section 1(1).

(2)     In this section “the appropriate authority” means—

(a)     in the case of convictions in England and Wales, the Secretary of State;

(b)     in the case of convictions in Northern Ireland, the Department of Justice in Northern Ireland.

(3)     Where the appropriate authority

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