Section 2Part 1 — Introductory
Definitions
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In this Law —
“Category B offence” means an offence triable upon indictment which, with the consent of the prosecution and the person charged (or all of the persons charged if there be more than one), may be tried summarily;
“Category C offence” means an offence triable summarily and not otherwise;
“common law partner”, in relation to a person, means a person of the opposite sex who, although not legally married to that person, lives with such person in the same household under the same domestic arrangements as a legal husband or wife and has been so living with that person for a continuous period of five years or more;
“court” means a court of competent jurisdiction;
“fine” includes a pecuniary penalty or other sum of money, but does not include restitution;
“law” includes any order, rule or regulation made under the authority of any law;
“money” includes bank notes, bank drafts, cheques and any other orders, warrants or requests for the payment of money;
“offence” means a Category B or a Category C offence;
“person” means a natural person;
“possession” includes not only having in one’s own personal possession, but knowingly having anything in the actual possession or custody of any other person, or having anything in any place (whether belonging to or occupied by oneself or not) for the use or benefit of oneself or any other person, and if there are two or more persons and any one of them or more of them with the knowledge and consent of the rest has or have anything in his or their custody or possession, it shall be deemed and taken to be in the custody and possession of each and all of them;
“principal probation officer” means a person appointed to be a principal probation officer under this Law;
“probation committee” means a committee appointed to be a probation committee under this Law;
“probationer” means a person placed under supervision by a probation order;
“probation officer” means a person appointed to be a probation officer under this Law;
“probation order” means an order made under this Law placing a person under the supervision of a probation officer; and
“property” includes money and all other property, real or personal, including things in action and other intangible property.
Defined Terms
Category B offenceCategory C offencecommon law partnercourtfinelawmoneyoffencepersonpossessionprincipal probation officerprobation committeeprobationerprobation officerprobation orderproperty