CONFISCATION ACT 1997 - SECT 4 Meaning of conviction
CONFISCATION ACT 1997 - SECT 4
Meaning of conviction(1) For the purposes of this Act, a person is deemed to have been convicted of an offence if—
(a) the person has been convicted of the offence; or
(b) the person has been charged with the offence and the court hearing the charge finds the person guilty of the offence but does not record a conviction; or
(c) the offence was taken into account by a court under section 100 of the Sentencing Act 1991 in sentencing the person for another offence; or
(d) the person has been charged with the offence but, before the charge is finally determined, the person absconds.
(2) For the purposes of this Act, a person who, because of subsection (1), is deemed to have been convicted of an offence, is deemed to have committed that offence.