{
  "url": "https://openlegislation.uk/criminal-justice-and-public-order-act-1994/section-117",
  "json_url": "https://openlegislation.uk/criminal-justice-and-public-order-act-1994/section-117.json",
  "legislation": "ukpga/1994/33",
  "legislation_title": "Criminal Justice and Public Order Act 1994",
  "legislation_url": "https://openlegislation.uk/criminal-justice-and-public-order-act-1994",
  "path": "section/117",
  "kind": "section",
  "number": "117",
  "heading": "Interpretation of Chapter II.",
  "text": "(1) In this Chapter, except where otherwise expressly provided—\n“the 1989 Act” means the Prisons (Scotland) Act 1989;\n“contracted out prison” and “the contractor” have the meanings given by section 106(4) above;\n“contracted out functions” and “directly managed prison” have the meanings given by section 112(7) above;\n“custodial duties” means custodial duties at a contracted out or a directly managed prison;\n“escort functions” has the meaning given by section 102(1) above;\n“prison” includes—\n(a)any prison other than a naval, military or air force prison; and\n(b)a remand centre or young offenders institution within the meaning of section 19 of the 1989 Act;\n“prison officer” means an officer of a directly managed prison;\n“prison rules” means rules made under section 39 of the 1989 Act;\n“prisoner” means any person who is in legal custody or is deemed to be in legal custody under section 295 of the Criminal Procedure (Scotland) Act 1995;\n“prisoner custody officer” has the meaning given by section 114(1) above;\n“prisoner escort arrangements” has the meaning given by section 102(4) above; and\n“sub-contractor” has the meaning given by section 106(4) above.\n(2) Any reference in this Chapter to custodial duties at a contracted out or directly managed prison includes a reference to custodial duties in relation to a prisoner who is outside such a prison for temporary purposes.\n(3) In sections 102(1) to (3), 104 and 105 above, “prison”—\n(a) so far as relating to the transfer of prisoners to or from a prison situated in England and Wales, includes a young offender institution and a remand centre; and\n(b) so far as relating to the transfer of prisoners to or from a prison situated in Northern Ireland, includes a young offenders centre and a remand centre.",
  "extent": "E+W+S+N.I.",
  "status": null,
  "version": "current",
  "annotations": [
    {
      "type": "F",
      "label": "F1",
      "text": "Words in definition of “prisoner” in s. 117(1) substituted (1.4.1996) by 1995 c. 40, ss. 5, 7(2), Sch. 4 para. 93(5) (with Sch. 3)"
    },
    {
      "type": "M",
      "label": "M1",
      "text": "1989 c. 45."
    },
    {
      "type": "E",
      "label": "E1",
      "text": "S. 117 extends to Scotland and the British Islands see s. 172(12)"
    }
  ],
  "outstanding_effects": [],
  "provenance": {
    "source": "legislation.gov.uk",
    "source_url": "https://www.legislation.gov.uk/ukpga/1994/33/section/117",
    "retrieved_at": "2026-10-29T09:33:43.965785+00:00"
  },
  "licence": "Open Government Licence v3.0",
  "licence_url": "https://www.nationalarchives.gov.uk/doc/open-government-licence/version/3/",
  "attribution": "Contains public sector information licensed under the Open Government Licence v3.0. Source: legislation.gov.uk, The National Archives."
}