Singapore legislation
Section 7F
Section 7F
Reference to criminal record not to include record of offence not kept in register
(1)
Where a person has been convicted of any offence the record of which is not kept in the register, it is lawful for the person —
to answer any question asked of him or her on or after 17 October 2005 about his or her criminal record of any conviction (whether or not kept in the register) in the manner as if the question relates only to his or her criminal record defined under section 7A(1); and
not to disclose any information about any record of a conviction which is not kept in the register.
(2)
Any reference in any agreement or other document made on or after 17 October 2005 to the criminal record of any conviction (whether or not kept in the register) of a person to which this section applies, is taken to refer only to his or her criminal record defined under section 7A(1), and not to any record of a conviction which is not kept in the register.