Criminal Justice Act 1991

92 Interpretation of Part IV

(1) In this Part—

• “contracted out prison” and “the contractor” have the meanings given by section 84(2) above;

• “court-house” means a petty sessional court-house within the meaning of the 1980 Act or an occasional court-house appointed under section 147 of that Act;

• “court security officer” has the meaning given by section 76(1) above;

• “prison” includes a young offender institution or remand centre;

• “prisoner” means any person who—

  (a)

  is held in custody in a prison;

  (b)

  is kept in police detention after being charged with an offence;

  (c)

  has been committed to detention at a police station under section 128(7) of the 1980 Act; or

  (d)

  is in the custody of a court;

• “prisoner custody officer” has the meaning given by section 89(1) above;

• “prisoner escort arrangements” has the meaning given by section 80(2) above.

(2) Unless the contrary intention appears, expressions used in sections 76 to 79 above which are also used in the 1979 Act have the same meanings as in that Act.

(3) Sections 80, 81(1) and (2)(a), 82 and 89 to 91 above, subsection (1) above and Schedule 10 to this Act shall have effect as if—

(a) any reference in section 80(1), 81(1), 82 or 91 above to prisoners included a reference to persons kept in secure accommodation by virtue of a security requirement imposed under section 23(4) of the 1969 Act (remands and committals to local authority accommodation); and

(b) any reference in section 80(1)(c) to (e) above to a prison included a reference to such accommodation.