{
  "url": "https://openlegislation.uk/juvenile-justice-centre-rules-northern-ireland-2008/article-2",
  "json_url": "https://openlegislation.uk/juvenile-justice-centre-rules-northern-ireland-2008/article-2.json",
  "legislation": "nisr/2008/427",
  "legislation_title": "Juvenile Justice Centre Rules (Northern Ireland) 2008",
  "legislation_url": "https://openlegislation.uk/juvenile-justice-centre-rules-northern-ireland-2008",
  "path": "article/2",
  "kind": "article",
  "number": "2",
  "heading": "Interpretation",
  "text": "In these rules the following expressions have the meanings hereby assigned to them:—\n“centre” means a juvenile justice centre provided under Article 51 of the Order;\n“chaplain” means a minister of any denomination approved by the director;\n“Chief Constable” has the same meaning as in section 77 (1) of the Police (Northern Ireland) Act 2000;\n“DHSSPS” means the Department of Health, Social Services and Public Safety;\n“director” means the person for the time being having the management or control of a centre;\n“doctor” means a registered medical practitioner who provides primary services;\n“education” means all education including vocational training, physical education, programmes and activities designed to tackle offending behaviour;\n“food” includes drink;\n“healthcare officer” means a member of the medical and nursing professions employed in a centre;\n“inspector” means any authorised person exercising his powers under Article 55 of the Order;\n“legal adviser” means, in relation to a child, the child’s counsel or solicitor and includes an accredited clerk acting on behalf of a solicitor;\n“the Order” means the Criminal Justice (Children) (Northern Ireland) Order 1998;\n“parent” includes the legal guardian or authority who has for the time being responsibility for the child;\n“police officer” has the same meaning as in section 77 (1) of the Police (Northern Ireland) Act 2000;\n“school” includes other educational alternatives;\n“single separation” means a child being locked in a room on his own, other than in his own bedroom at normal bedtime;\n“staff” means staff employed in a centre.",
  "extent": "N.I.",
  "status": null,
  "version": "current",
  "annotations": [
    {
      "type": "I",
      "label": "I1",
      "text": "Rule 2 in operation at 12.11.2008, see rule 1"
    },
    {
      "type": "footnote",
      "label": "f1",
      "text": "2000 c. 32"
    }
  ],
  "outstanding_effects": [],
  "provenance": {
    "source": "legislation.gov.uk",
    "source_url": "https://www.legislation.gov.uk/nisr/2008/427/article/2",
    "retrieved_at": "2026-10-29T01:34:22.373836+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."
}