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There are currently no known outstanding effects for the Colonial Prisoners Removal Act 1884, Section 18.
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In this Act, unless the context otherwise requires, . . . F1, the following expressions have the following meanings; that is to say,
The expression “British possession” does not include any place within the United Kingdom, the Isle of Man, or the Channel Islands, but includes all other territories and places being part of Her Majesty’s dominions, and all territories and places within Her Majesty’s dominions . . . F1 and are under one legislature shall be deemed to be one British possession . . . F2
. . . F3
The expression “legislature” where there are local legislatures, as well as a central legislature, means the central legislature only . . . F2
. . . F4
The expression “Governor” means any person or persons administrating the government of a British possession . . . F2
The expression “Colonial Secretary” includes a person performing the like duties as a Colonial Secretary, whether known as Government Secretary, Chief Secretary to the Government, or by any other title.
The expression “prison” includes any place for the confinement or detention of prisoners whether convicted or unconvicted.
The expression “sentence of imprisonment” means any sentence involving confinement in a prison, whether combined or not with labour, and whether known as penal servitude, imprisonment with hard labour, rigorous imprisonment, imprisonment, or otherwise, and includes a sentence awarded by way of commutation as well as an original sentence passed by the court.
The expression “criminal lunatic” means a person detained in custody by reason of his having been charged with an offence, and either found to have been insane at the time of such offence, or found or certified or otherwise lawfully proved to be unfit on the ground of his insanity to be tried for the same, and includes a person convicted of an offence and afterwards certified or otherwise lawfully proved to be insane.
Textual Amendments
F1Words repealed by Statute Law (Repeals) Act 1976 (c. 16), Sch. 1 Pt. VII
F2Words repealed by S.R. & O. 1937+/230 (Rev. X, p. 545: 1937, p. 963), Sch. Pt. II
F3Definition of “India” repealed by S.R. & O. 1937/230 (Rev. X, p. 545: 1937, p. 963), Sch. Pt. II
F4Definition of “Secretary of State” repealed by Statute Law Revision Act 1898 (c. 22)
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