# The Offender Management Act 2007 (Approved Premises) Regulations 2008, Regulation 2: Interpretation

Extent: E+W

In these Regulations—
“admissions policy”, in relation to approved premises, means a policy which specifies the categories of person considered suitable to reside at the premises;
“approved premises” means premises approved under section 13 of the Offender Management Act 2007;
“community sentence” has the meaning given to it by section 147 of the Criminal Justice Act 2003;
“house rules” means rules for approved premises prepared in accordance with regulation 7(1)(c);
“local probation board” means a board constituted under section 4 of the Criminal Justice and Courts Services Act 2000 that provides approved premises;
“other body” means a body, other than a local probation board and a probation trust, which provides approved premises;
“probation trust” means a trust established in accordance with section 5 of the Offender Management Act 2007 that provides approved premises;
“relevant local board” means, where applicable, the local probation board in whose area the approved premises are situated;
“relevant probation trust” means, where applicable, a probation trust operating in the area in which the approved premises are situated; and
“resident”, in relation to approved premises, means a person who lives in the approved premises otherwise than in the course of their employment, and “reside” shall be construed accordingly.

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Source: https://www.legislation.gov.uk/uksi/2008/1263/regulation/2 (the official version)
Page: https://openlegislation.uk/offender-management-act-2007-approved-premises-regulations-2008/regulation-2
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