Criminal Justice Act 2006

PART 10

Sentencing

Definitions (Part 10).

98.— In this Part, unless the context otherwise requires—

“ authorised person ” means a person who is appointed in writing by the Minister, or a person who is one of a class of persons which is prescribed, to be an authorised person for the purposes of this Part;

“a direction” means a direction given by the Minister under section 2 of the Criminal Justice Act 1960 authorising the release of a person from prison (within the meaning of that section) for a temporary period;

“ governor ” includes, in relation to a prisoner, a person for the time being performing the functions of governor;

“ imprisonment ” includes—

(a) detention in Saint Patrick’s Institution, and

(b) detention in a place provided under section 2 of the Prisons Act 1970 ,

and “sentence of imprisonment” shall be construed accordingly;

“ mandatory term of imprisonment ” includes, in relation to an offence, a term of imprisonment imposed by a court under an enactment that provides that a person who is guilty of the offence concerned shall be liable to a term of imprisonment of not less than such term as is specified in the enactment;

“ offender ” means a person in respect of whom a restriction on movement order is, or may be, made under section 101 ;

“ probation and welfare officer ” means a person appointed by the Minister to be—

(a) a probation officer,

(b) a welfare officer, or

(c) a probation and welfare officer;

“ probation and welfare service ” means those officers of the Minister assigned to perform functions in the part of the Department of State for which the Minister is responsible commonly known by that name;

“ restriction on movement order ” means an order made by a court under section 101 .