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AND FOR INCIDENTAL AND\nCONNECTED PURPOSES\n\nENACTED by the Legislature of the Cayman Islands.\n1.\n(1) This Law may be cited as the Criminal Records (Spent\nConvictions)(Amendment) Law, 2017.\n(2) This Law shall come into force on such date as may be appointed by\nOrder made by the Cabinet.\n2. The Criminal Records (Spent Convictions) Law, 2016, Law 42 of 2016,\nhereinafter referred to as the \u201cprincipal Law\u201d, is amended by inserting after\nsection 7 the following section -\n\u201cCautions\nconsidered to be\nconvictions\nLaw  of 2017\n2005 Revision\n\n7A. (1) A caution administered pursuant to the Cautions\n(Adult) Law, 2017 or section 28 of the Youth Justice Law\n(2005 Revision) shall be treated as a conviction for the\npurposes of this Law.\nShort title and\ncommencement\nInsertion of new section\n7A in the Criminal\nRecords (Spent\nConvictions) Law, 2016\nLaw 42 of 2016\n\nThe Criminal Records (Spent Convictions)(Amendment) Bill, 2017\n6\n3.\nThe Criminal Records (Spent Convictions) Law, 2016 Law 42 of 2016 is\namended by repealing section 15 and substituting the following sections -\n\u201cAutomatic\nexpungement\n15. Where a person has been convicted of an offence\nand has been sentenced for a period not exceeding five\nyears, upon the expiration of the prescribed crime-free\nperiod, that person\u2019s criminal record shall be treated as\nexpunged.\nApplication for\nexpungement\n15A. (1) Where a person has been convicted of an\noffence and has been sentenced for a period exceeding\nfive years, upon the expiration of the prescribed crimefree period, that person may apply to the Board for that\nperson\u2019s criminal record to be expunged.\n\n(2) An application for expungement shall be made\nin the prescribed manner and accompanied by the\nprescribed fee.\u201d.\n4.\nThe principal Law is amended in Schedule 3 by inserting after Item 6 the\nfollowing Item -\n\u201c6A. 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