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5A. Disqualification for certain convictions abroad
(1) If it appears to the Secretary of State that it is expedient in the public interest that a disqualification order under this section should be made against a person, the Secretary of State may apply to the court for such an order.
(2) The court may, on an application under subsection (1), make a disqualification order against a person who has been convicted of a relevant foreign offence.