Immigration and Asylum Act 1999 (c. 33)

Part VIII Detention Centres and Detained Persons

Interpretation

147 Interpretation of Part VIII

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 [1991 c. 53.] Criminal Justice Act 1991, or section 114 of the [1994 c. 33.] 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 detention centre” means a detention centre in relation to which a detention centre contract is in force;

• “contractor”, in relation to a detention centre which is being run in accordance with a detention centre contract, means the person who has contracted to run it;

• “custodial functions” means custodial functions at a detention centre;

• “detained persons” means persons detained or required to be detained under the 1971 Act;

• “detainee custody officer” means a person in respect of whom a certificate of authorisation is in force;

• “detention centre” means a place which is used solely for the detention of detained persons but which is not a short-term holding facility, a prison or part of a prison;

• “detention centre contract” means a contract entered into by the Secretary of State under section 149;

• “detention centre rules” means rules made by the Secretary of State under section 153;

• “directly managed detention centre” means a detention centre which is not a contracted out detention 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;

• “prisoner custody officer”—

  (a)

  in relation to England and Wales, has the same meaning as in the [1991 c. 53.] Criminal Justice Act 1991;

  (b)

  in relation to Scotland, has the meaning given in section 114(1) of the [1994 c. 33.] 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;

• “short-term holding facility” means a place used 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.