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Interpretation
Prison Rules, r. 264 · Revised Edition 2020
For the purposes of this Part–
(a) “Board” or “Parole Board” means the Board established under Rule 265 of these Rules;
(b) “Director” means the Director of the Belize Central appointed by Kolbe Foundation;
(c) “lesser offender” means an offender who is not a serious offender;
(d) “offender” has the same meaning as prisoner;
(e) “parole officer” means any of the officers referred to in rule 275 below;
(f) “serious offender” means an offender who is convicted of an offence for which the penalty is–
(a)
(b) imprisonment for life;
(c) deprivation of liberty for a period of two years or more, and includes an offence listed in the Sixth Schedule.
Sixth Schedule.
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Amended by: 117 of 2006; 32 of 2010
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