Criminals Registration Act · 2014 Revised Edition · Part II · Registration of Criminals
Section 5
Official textFrom Attorney General's Chambers, unchanged
The Registrar may in his discretion direct, either generally or in particular case or class of case, that any person who —
Registrar
“Registrar” means the Registrar of Criminals, who shall be the Commissioner of Police.
has been convicted of an offence;
has upon such conviction been sentenced to a fine not exceeding $1,000 and not to imprisonment except in default of payment of the fine; and
has not previously been registered as a criminal, need not be registered under this Act.
When any such direction has been given, the Registrar shall retain the registrable particulars of that person for one year and shall then destroy them:
registrable particulars
“registrable particulars” means — (a) particulars of any conviction, sentence, banishment, expulsion or deportation, and any name, description, photograph, or finger impression of, or any document relating to, any person so convicted, sentenced, banished, expelled or deported, as the case may be; (b) any other particulars; (c) particulars of any outstanding offence taken into consideration for the purposes of determining and passing sentence on any conviction for an offence;
Provided that the Registrar may, at any time before the expiration of that period of one year, revoke the direction, and thereupon he shall enter that person in the register, together with his registrable particulars, in accordance with sections 3 and 4.
register
“register” means the register of criminals kept in accordance with section 3;
PART IIA
SPENT CONVICTIONS
Terms defined in s 2
register
Defined · s 2“register” means the register of criminals kept in accordance with section 3;
registrable particulars
Defined · s 2“registrable particulars” means — (a) particulars of any conviction, sentence, banishment, expulsion or deportation, and any name, description, photograph, or finger impression of, or any document relating to, any person so convicted, sentenced, banished, expelled or deported, as the case may be; (b) any other particulars; (c) particulars of any outstanding offence taken into consideration for the purposes of determining and passing sentence on any conviction for an offence;
Registrar
Defined · s 2“Registrar” means the Registrar of Criminals, who shall be the Commissioner of Police.
Part III
Taking of Finger Impressions, Photographs and Particulars
Part IV