What is the effect of committing a further offence after a conviction has become spent?

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What is the effect of committing a further offence after a conviction has become spent?

A conviction for an offence that has been spent is not revived by a conviction for a later offence committed outside of the qualification period for the first offence [s 9].

What is the effect of committing a further offence after a conviction has become spent? : Last Revised: Mon Apr 19th 2021
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