Prison Act 1995 · Updated to 12 Dec 2025 · Part IV · Custody and Removal of Prisoners
46A. Interpretation for purposes of Part IVA
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“parole district” means the parole district as the Minister may determine;
Minister
“Minister” means the Minister charged with the responsibility for prisons;
“Parole Board” means the Parole Board established under section 46B;
“parolee” means a prisoner who is released on a Parole
prisoner
“prisoner” means a person, whether convicted or not, under confinement in a prison and in relation to a convicted prisoner, includes a prisoner released on parole;
Order;
*NOTE—A prisoner who is serving a sentence of imprisonment on the date of the coming into operation of
sentence of imprisonment
“sentence of imprisonment” means a sentence whether served in confinement in a prison or served on parole, and includes an original sentence passed by a court as well as a sentence awarded by way of commutation;
Prison (Amendment) Act 2008 [Act A1332] shall be eligible to be considered for parole–see section 14 of
prison
“prison” means any house, building, enclosure or place, or any part thereof, declared to be a prison under section 3 and shall include the grounds and buildings within the prison enclosure and also the airing grounds or other grounds or buildings belonging or attached thereto and used by prisoners;
Act A1332 and P.U. (B) 260/2008.
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“parole” means the release of a prisoner to serve any part of his sentence of imprisonment outside prison pursuant to a Parole Order;
“parole officer” means any prison officer not below the rank of Prison Inspector assigned to perform such duties prescribed under this Part;
prison officer
“prison officer” means a uniformed staff of the prison department from and including the rank of Commissioner General of Prison down to and including a Warder;
“Chairman of the Parole Board” means the Chairman of the Parole Board appointed under paragraph 46B(2)(a);
and
“Parole Order” means a release on parole order made by a
Parole Board.