Legislation

Question 1

Rehabilitation of Offenders Act (1974)

Answer 1

Rehabilitation period due to disclosure of material facts and defamation of character.

If a conviction is spent - we don’t want to know. This info might be passed to another person, and this would be defamation of character.

Question 2

Public Order Act 1986, Part I,
Sections 1, 2, 6, 8, 9 and 10

Answer 2

This Act provides the legal definition of Riot.

Provides Insurers
with an opportunity to recover money
paid out in the event of a riot.

Question 3

Consumer Insurance (Disclosure and Representations) Act 2012

Answer 3

Utmost good faith

Question 4

Insurance Act 2015

Answer 4

Utmost Good Faith.

This Act has also been amended by the Enterprise Act 2016. This
provides for damages for late payment of insurance claims. . In the exam you would be correct in saying that the Enterprise Act 2016 provides for damages for late payment of insurance claims. You may wish to add that this was done by amending the Insurance Act 2015.

Question 5

Theft Act 1968

Answer 5

This Act provides us with the legal definition of theft.

Knowing the definition will be useful as
you can give it straight to the examiner
in the exam! You will need to be able to
explain it too