Prisons Act 2007
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Interpretation (general). |
2.— In this Act— | |
“ governor ” means the governor of a prison or an officer of the prison acting on his or her behalf; | ||
“ Minister ” means the Minister for Justice, Equality and Law Reform; | ||
“ prison ” means a place of custody administered by or on behalf of the Minister (other than a Garda Síochána station) and includes— | ||
(a) St. Patrick’s Institution, | ||
(b) a place provided under section 2 of the Prisons Act 1970 , | ||
(c) a place specified under section 3 of the Prisons Act 1972 ; | ||
“ prisoner ” means a person who is ordered by a court to be detained in a prison and includes a prisoner who is in lawful custody outside a prison; | ||
“ prison rules ” means any rules for the government of prisons made under section 35 or other enactment and in force at a material time. |