# The Parole Commissioners’ Rules (Northern Ireland) 2009, Article 2: Application and Interpretation

Extent: N.I.

(1) Subject to rules 25, 26 and 31(1) these rules apply where a prisoner’s case is referred to the Commissioners by the Secretary of State under Articles 6 or 9(4) of the 2001 Order or Articles 18 , 20A or 28(4) of the 2008 Order.
(2) In these rules—
“the 2001 Order” means the Life Sentences (Northern Ireland) Order 2001;
“the 2008 Order” means the Criminal Justice (Northern Ireland) Order 2008;
“the 2001 Rules” means the Life Sentence Review Commissioners’ Rules 2001
“case papers” means those documents, materials and papers submitted by the parties under rules 8, 10 and 25(b);
“chairman of the panel” means chairman of the panel nominated under rule 12(2);
“Chief Commissioner” means the Chief Commissioner appointed under paragraph 1(4) of Schedule 4 to the 2008 Order;
“Commissioners” means the Parole Commissioners, appointed under paragraph 1(1) of Schedule 4 to the 2008 Order ;
“deputy Chief Commissioner” means the deputy Chief Commissioner appointed under paragraph 1(5) of Schedule 4 to the 2008 Order;
“extended custodial prisoner” means a person serving one or more sentences as defined under Article 14 of the 2008 Order;
“hearing” includes consideration of a prisoner’s case by a single Commissioner;
“indeterminate custodial prisoner” means a person serving one or more sentences as defined under Article 13(4) of the 2008 Order;
“life prisoner” means a life prisoner as defined under Article 2 of the 2001 Order;
“panel” means a panel of Commissioners constituted in accordance with rule 12(2);
“parties” means the prisoner and the Secretary of State;
“party” means either the prisoner or the Secretary of State;
“prison” includes any place where the prisoner is detained, and in the case of rule 7(2) means any place where the person was detained;
“prisoner” includes an “extended custodial prisoner”, an “indeterminate custodial prisoner”, and a “life prisoner”;
“single Commissioner” shall be construed in accordance with rule 12(1);
“special advocate” means a person appointed under paragraph 4(3) of Schedule 4 to the 2008 Order to represent the interests of the prisoner.

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Source: https://www.legislation.gov.uk/nisr/2009/82/article/2 (the official version)
Page: https://openlegislation.uk/parole-commissioners-rules-northern-ireland-2009/article-2
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