International Transfer of Prisoners Act 2012 · Updated to 26 Dec 2012 · Part I · Preliminary
3. Interpretation
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“prisoner” means a person who is serving a sentence of imprisonment or under confinement in a prison pursuant to an order made upon a finding of guilt, including—
a prisoner released on parole; and
such person under the age of eighteen years;
“Commissioner General of Prison” means the Commissioner
General of Prison appointed under subsection 10(1) of the Prison
Act 1995 [Act 537];
“Minister” means the Minister charged with the responsibility for prisons and prisoners;
“prescribed foreign State” means a foreign State declared by the Minister, by an order made under section 4, as a prescribed foreign State;
“ a p p r o p r i a t e a u t h o r i t y ” m e a n s a p e r s o n o r authority in any prescribed foreign State whom the Minister is satisfied is authorized under the law of that prescribed foreign State as being the authority responsible for administering the transfer of prisoners to and from such State.