Criminal Justice Act 2007
PART 3 Sentencing | ||
Interpretation (Part 3). |
24.— (1) In this Part— | |
“ imprisonment ” includes— | ||
(a) detention in Saint Patrick’s Institution, | ||
(b) detention in a place provided under section 2 of the Prisons Act 1970 , and | ||
(c) detention in a place specified under section 3 of the Prisons Act 1972 , | ||
and “ prison ” and “ sentence of imprisonment ” shall be construed accordingly; | ||
“ remission from the sentence ” means, in relation to the sentence imposed on a person, the remission which he or she may earn from that sentence under the rules or practice whereby prisoners generally may earn remission of sentence by industry and good conduct. | ||
(2) In this Part, references to an offence specified in Schedule 2 shall include— | ||
(a) references to participation as an accomplice of a person who commits such an offence, and | ||
(b) references to an offence of attempting or conspiring to commit, or inciting the commission of, such an offence. |