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  "url": "https://openlegislation.uk/draft-criminal-justice-northern-ireland-order-2008/article-16",
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  "legislation": "ukdsi/2008/9780110800875",
  "legislation_title": "The Criminal Justice (Northern Ireland) Order 2008",
  "legislation_url": "https://openlegislation.uk/draft-criminal-justice-northern-ireland-order-2008",
  "path": "article/16",
  "kind": "article",
  "number": "16",
  "heading": "Interpretation of this Chapter",
  "text": "(1) In any provision of this Chapter “fixed-term prisoner” means a person serving a determinate custodial sentence for an offence committed after the commencement of that provision.\n(2) In this Chapter—\n“custodial sentence” means—\n(a) a sentence of imprisonment;\n(b) a sentence of detention in a young offenders centre;\n(c) a sentence of detention under Article 13(4)(b) or 14(5);\n“determinate custodial sentence” means a custodial sentence for a determinate term.\n(3) In this Chapter—\n“prison” includes any place where a person serving a sentence falling within paragraph (b) or (c) of the definition of “custodial sentence” is liable to be detained;\n“prisoner” includes a person serving a sentence falling within either of those paragraphs.",
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  "version": "current",
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    "source_url": "https://www.legislation.gov.uk/ukdsi/2008/9780110800875/article/16",
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  "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."
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