S.L. 260.3 Art. 2Application of these regulations and interpretation.

(1) These regulations shall apply to the institution hitherto known as the Corradino Prison and, so far as practicable, to any other place, building or part of a building declared to be a prison under the Prisons Act, and in these regulations the word "prison"

shall be construed accordingly: Provided that where a police lock-up has been declared to be a prison, these regulations shall not apply to any person as is referred to in article 4(2)(e) of that Act who is confined in that lock-up.

(2) In these regulations, unless the context otherwise requires -"Act" means the Prisons Act;

"Board" means the Corradino Correctional Facility Monitoring Board referred to in article 8 of the Act; "cellular confinement" includes solitary confinement as provided in article 9(4) of the Criminal Code; "Director" means the Director of Prisons and includes, to the extent of the authority given, any other public officer authorised in that behalf by such Director with the Minister’s approval for that period of time as the Minister decides;

"Minister" means the Minister responsible for the prisons and includes, to the extent of the authority given, any person authorised in that behalf for any purpose of these regulations; "near relative" means -

(a) the spouse, or any ascendant, descendant, brother or sister of the prisoner,

(b) any ascendant, descendant, brother or sister of the prisoner’s spouse,

(c) the spouse of an ascendant, descendant, brother or sister of the prisoner, or

(d) with the approval of the Minister, any other person with whom the prisoner has had an established relationship prior to his current admission in the prison comparable in significance to those in paragraph (a); "Secretary" means a member of the Board who shall:

(a) ensure meetings are effectively organised and minuted;

(b) maintain effective records and administration;

(c) maintain effective liaison with the Prison Administration with a view to receiving requests made by prisoners who wish to meet the Board or those who wish to make a complaint to the Board;

(d) carry out inspections and visits among the prisoners as prescribed by regulation 106(1) together with one member of the Board, as the case may be; and

(e) have all voting rights similar to any other member, and shall be involved in the decision-making of the Board; "Tribunal" means the Appeals Tribunal referred to in regulation 79; "unconvicted prisoner" includes a convicted prisoner where the execution of the sentence has been stayed according to law pending an appeal, as well as any person detained in prison for the purpose of, or pending, his surrender to a foreign state under any law for the time being in force governing extradition.