Article 2 Interpretation
Northern Ireland
The Interpretation Act (Northern Ireland) 1954F1 shall apply to Article 1 and the following provisions of this Order as it applies to a Measure of the Northern Ireland Assembly.
In this Order—
“bail hostel” means premises for the accommodation of persons remanded on bail;
“the Board” means the Probation Board for Northern Ireland;
F2“community service order” means an order under Article 13 of the Criminal Justice (Northern Ireland) Order 1996
“member of the staff of the Board” includes probation officer;
“prescribed” means prescribed by regulations made by the F3Department of Justice;
“probation hostel” means premises for the reception and care of persons who may be required to reside there by a probation order;
“probation order” means an order under Article 10 of the Criminal Justice (Northern Ireland) Order 1996
“statutory provision” has the meaning assigned to it by section 1 (f) of the Interpretation Act (Northern Ireland) 1954;
“young offenders centre” has the meaning assigned to it by section 2 (a) of the Treatment of Offenders Act (Northern Ireland) 1968F4.
Annotations
Textual amendments
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Words in art. 2(2) in the definition of "prescribed" substituted (12.4.2010) by Northern Ireland Act 1998 (Devolution of Policing and Justice Functions) Order 2010 (S.I. 2010/976), arts. 1(2), 12, Sch. 14 para. 19 (with arts. 28-31); S.I. 2010/977, art. 1(2)
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