S.L. 260.4 Art. 2Interpretation.

In these regulations, unless the context otherwise requires:

"Act" means the Prisons Act;

"correctional services officer" means any officer appointed to the public service on or after the 15th January, 1979 and who occupies any post listed in the Schedule "Minister" means the Minister responsible for the prisons and includes, to the extent of the authority given, any person authorised on that behalf for any purpose of the Act;

"month" means a calendar month; "partner" shall have the same meaning as assigned to it in the Civil Unions Act;".

"pensionable emoluments" include -

(i) salary,

(ii) personal allowance, but does not include special duty allowance, extra remuneration, any fees paid out of the Treasury by way of salary or any other emoluments whatsoever;

"personal allowance" means a special addition granted personally to the holder for the time being of the office, but does not include such an addition if it is granted subject to the condition that it shall not be pensionable; "year" means a calendar year.