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References to Probation and Welfare Service, etc.
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13.— (1) The officers of the Minister assigned to perform functions in the part of the Department of State for which the Minister is responsible commonly known as the Probation and Welfare Service before the coming into operation of this section shall, on and after that date, be known as the Probation Service and, references in any enactment to the Probation and Welfare Service of that Department of State shall be construed accordingly.
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(2) A person appointed by the Minister who was before the coming into operation of this section referred to as—
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(a) a probation officer,
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(b) a welfare officer, or
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(c) a probation and welfare officer,
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shall, on and after that date, be referred to as a probation officer and, references in any enactment to an officer referred to in paragraph (a), (b) or (c) shall be construed accordingly.
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(3) A person appointed by the Minister to the post referred to before the coming into operation of this section as the Director of the Probation and Welfare Service shall, on and after that date, be referred to as the Director of the Probation Service and, references in any enactment to the Director of the Probation and Welfare Service shall be construed accordingly.
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(4) This section shall be deemed to have come into operation on 19 May 2006.
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