Article 1 Citation, commencement and interpretation
(1)
These Rules may be cited as the Secure Training Centres (Escorts) Rules 1998 and shall come into force on 16th April 1998.
(2)
In these Rules—
(a)
“officer” means a custody officer who is authorised to perform escort functions in accordance with section 12 of the 1994 Act;
(b)
“offender” means an offender for whose delivery or custody an officer is responsible in pursuance of escort arrangements;
(c)
“the 1994 Act” means the Criminal Justice and Public Order Act 1994.