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InterpretationU.K.
147 Interpretation of Part VIII.U.K.
In this Part—
“certificate of authorisation” means a certificate issued by the Secretary of State under section 154;
“certified prisoner custody officer” means a prisoner custody officer certified under section 89 of the Criminal Justice Act 1991, or section 114 of the Criminal Justice and Public Order Act 1994, to perform custodial duties;
“contract monitor” means a person appointed by the Secretary of State under section 149(4);
“contracted out [removal centre]” means a [removal centre] in relation to which a [removal centre] contract is in force;
“contractor”, in relation to a [removal centre] which is being run in accordance with a [removal centre] contract, means the person who has contracted to run it;
“custodial functions” means custodial functions at a [removal centre];
[“detained children” means detained persons who are under the age of 18;]
“detained persons” means persons detained or required to be detained under the 1971 Act [or under section 62 of the Nationality, Immigration and Asylum Act 2002 (detention by Secretary of State);]
“detainee custody officer” means a person in respect of whom a certificate of authorisation is in force;
...
“[removal centre] contract” means a contract entered into by the Secretary of State under section 149;
“[removal centre] rules” means rules made by the Secretary of State under section 153;
“directly managed [removal centre]” means a [removal centre] which is not a contracted out [removal centre];
“escort arrangements” means arrangements made by the Secretary of State under section 156;
“escort functions” means functions under escort arrangements;
“escort monitor” means a person appointed under paragraph 1 of Schedule 13;
[“pre-departure accommodation” means a place used solely for the detention of detained children and their families for a period of—
(a)
not more than 72 hours, or
(b)
not more than seven days in cases where the longer period of detention is authorised personally by a Minister of the Crown (within the meaning of the Ministers of the Crown Act 1975);]
“prisoner custody officer”—
(a)
in relation to England and Wales, has the same meaning as in the Criminal Justice Act 1991;
(b)
in relation to Scotland, has the meaning given in section 114(1) of the Criminal Justice and Public Order Act 1994;
(c)
in relation to Northern Ireland, has the meaning given in section 122(1) of that Act of 1994;
[“removal centre” means a place which is used solely for the detention of detained persons but which is not a short-term holding facility, [pre-departure accommodation,] a prison or part of a prison;]
“short-term holding facility” means a place used[—
(a)
solely for the detention of detained persons for a period of not more than seven days or for such other period as may be prescribed] [, or
(b)
for the detention of—
(i)
detained persons for a period of not more than seven days or for such other period as may be prescribed, and
(ii)
persons other than detained persons for any period.]
[but which is not pre-departure accommodation.]
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