95. In this Chapter—
“central authority”, in relation to a member State other than the United Kingdom, means an authority designated by the State as a central authority for the purposes of the Framework Decision;
“the central authority for Northern Ireland” means the Department of Justice in Northern Ireland;
“certificate requesting monitoring under the Framework Decision” means the certificate required by Article 10 of the Framework Decision;
“competent authority”, in relation to a member State, means an authority designated by the State as a competent authority for the purposes of the Framework Decision;
“court” means a magistrates’ court, a county court, the Crown Court, the High Court or the Court of Appeal; and references to a court include a judge of such a court and a judge having powers to act in connection with proceedings before such a court;
“the Framework Decision” means Council Framework Decision 2009/829/JHA of 23rd October 2009 on the application, between member States of the European Union, of the principle of mutual recognition to decisions on supervision measures as an alternative to provisional detention (1);
“notify” means notify in writing (and “notification” is to be read accordingly).
OJ No. L 294, 11.11.2009, p. 20.