Article 1 Citation, commencement and interpretationI1

These Rules may be cited as the Criminal Justice (Sentencing) (Licence Conditions) (Northern Ireland) Rules 2009 and shall come into operation on 1 April 2009.

In these Rules “the Order” means the Criminal Justice (Northern Ireland) Order 2008.

• F1“supervising officer” means a probation officer or such other person or organisation for the time being responsible for supervising specific offenders on licence in accordance with arrangements made by the Department of Justice;