# The Criminal Justice (Northern Ireland) Order 2008, Article 16: Interpretation of this Chapter


(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.
(2) In this Chapter—
“custodial sentence” means—
(a) a sentence of imprisonment;
(b) a sentence of detention in a young offenders centre;
(c) a sentence of detention under Article 13(4)(b) or 14(5);
“determinate custodial sentence” means a custodial sentence for a determinate term.
(3) In this Chapter—
“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;
“prisoner” includes a person serving a sentence falling within either of those paragraphs.

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Source: https://www.legislation.gov.uk/ukdsi/2008/9780110800875/article/16 (the official version)
Page: https://openlegislation.uk/draft-criminal-justice-northern-ireland-order-2008/article-16
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