# The Prison and Young Offenders Centre (Amendment) Rules (Northern Ireland) 2005, Article 3: Interpretation in the principal rules


In rule 4 of the principal rules insert the following at the appropriate places –
““complaint form” means a form made available to prisoners for the purpose of submitting a complaint under Part VIII of these rules;
“former prisoner” means a prisoner, within the meaning of the rules who has been permanently released;
“member of the Senior Civil Service” means a member of either the Home Civil Service or the Northern Ireland Civil Service who is employed in the Northern Ireland Prison Service;
“the Ombudsman” means the person appointed under section 2(2) of the Act to act as the Prisoner Ombudsman for Northern Ireland;
“the Ombudsman’s staff” means persons employed in the Northern Ireland Office to assist the Ombudsman;
“registered nurse” means a nurse registered under Article 5 of the Nursing and Midwifery Order 2001;”.

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Source: https://www.legislation.gov.uk/nisr/2005/153/article/3 (the official version)
Page: https://openlegislation.uk/prison-and-young-offenders-centre-amendment-rules-northern-ireland-2005/article-3
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