The Prison and Young Offenders Centre (Amendment) Rules (Northern Ireland) 2005

Interpretation in the principal rules

3.  In rule 4 of the principal rules insert the following at the appropriate places –

““complaint form” means a form made available to prisoners for the purpose of submitting a complaint under Part VIII of these rules;

“former prisoner” means a prisoner, within the meaning of the rules who has been permanently released;

“member of the Senior Civil Service” means a member of either the Home Civil Service or the Northern Ireland Civil Service who is employed in the Northern Ireland Prison Service;

“the Ombudsman” means the person appointed under section 2(2) of the Act to act as the Prisoner Ombudsman for Northern Ireland;

“the Ombudsman’s staff” means persons employed in the Northern Ireland Office to assist the Ombudsman;

“registered nurse” means a nurse registered under Article 5 of the Nursing and Midwifery Order 2001(1);”.

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S.I. 2002/253.