1.—(1) In this Act "prison" includes Saint Patrick's Institution (within the meaning of the Criminal Justice Act, 1960 ).

(2) References in this Act to an act include references to an omission and references to the doing of an act include references to the making of an omission.

(3) References in this Act to any enactment shall be construed as references to that enactment as amended or extended by any subsequent enactment, including this Act.

(4) ( a ) A reference in this Act to a section or Schedule is a reference to a section of or the Schedule to, this Act, unless it is indicated that reference to some other enactment is intended.

( b ) A reference in this Act to a subsection or paragraph is a reference to the subsection or paragraph of the provision in which the reference occurs unless it is indicated that reference to some other provision is intended.