A person was convicted of an offence involving moral turpitude and sentenced to imprisonment for one…
Section 6A(a)(ii) disqualifies a person sentenced for an offence involving violence or moral turpitude to imprisonment of not less than six months "at any time during a…
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A person was convicted of an offence involving moral turpitude and sentenced to imprisonment for one year. Under Section 6A(a)(ii) of the Explosives Act, 1884, the disqualification continues:
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Section 6A(a)(ii) disqualifies a person sentenced for an offence involving violence or moral turpitude to imprisonment of not less than six months "at any time during a period of five years after the expiration of the sentence". The one-year sentence qualifies, and the five years run from the end of the sentence, not from the conviction.