Northern Ireland Commissioner for Prison Complaints: interpretation

‘(1) In this Part—

“applicable premises” means a prison, a young offenders centre or a remand centre in Northern Ireland;

“the complaints remit” is to be construed in accordance with section (Northern Ireland Commissioner for Prison Complaints: eligible complaints: general)(2);

“controlling authority” means—

(a) a person listed in Schedule (Northern Ireland Commissioner for Prison Complaints: controlling authorities); or

(b) any person of a description specified in an order made by the Secretary of State;

“the deaths remit” is to be construed in accordance with section (Northern Ireland Commissioner for Prison Complaints: investigations of deaths)(2);

“document” includes information recorded in any form;

“eligible”, in relation to a complaint or part of a complaint, means eligible for the purposes of this Part in accordance with section (Northern Ireland Commissioner for Prison Complaints: eligible complaints: general)(1) (and cognate expressions are to be construed accordingly);

“events” includes any conduct or omission;

“police force” means—

(c) the Police Service of Northern Ireland;

(d) a police force in England, Wales or Scotland;

(e) the Ministry of Defence Police;

(f) the British Transport Police Force;

and “police officer” shall be construed accordingly;

“prison officer” means an individual appointed to a post under section 2(2) of the Prison Act (Northern Ireland) 1953 (N.I.18);

“prisoner custody officer” means a person who is a prison custody officer within the meaning of Chapter 3 of Part 8 of the Criminal Justice and Public Order Act 1994 (c. 33);

“the relevant person”, in relation to a complaint, has the meaning given by section (Northern Ireland Commissioner for Prison Complaints: eligible complaints: general)(10);

“subordinate legislation” has the same meaning as in the Interpretation Act 1978 (c. 30).

(2) In this section, “prison” has the same meaning as in the Prison Act (Northern Ireland) 1953 (N.I.18).

(3) Any power under this Part to make an order modifying a provision of any legislation includes power to amend, repeal or revoke that provision.’.—[Maria Eagle.]

Brought up, read the First and Second time, and added to the Bill.