4Meaning of "convicted"

4 Meaning of "convicted"

For the purposes of this Act, a person is taken to have been convicted of a serious offence if –

(a) the person has been charged with and found guilty and convicted of the serious offence; or

(b) [Section 4 Amended by No. 59 of 1997, Sched. 1, Applied:01 Aug 1998] .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  

(c) [Section 4 Amended by No. 59 of 1997, Sched. 1, Applied:01 Aug 1998] the person has been charged with and found guilty of the serious offence but the court hearing the charge has not proceeded to conviction; or

(d) the serious offence has been taken into account by a court in sentencing the person for another serious offence.