Definitions

In this Act, unless the context otherwise requires,- (a) "Board" means the Punjab Prisons Development Board constituted under section 3 of this Act; (b) "building" includes a house, dormitory, barrack, cell, latrine, godown, shed, hut, wall and any other structure whether of masonry, bricks, mud, wood, metal, cement, concrete or any other material whatsoever; (c) "Chairperson" means the Chairperson of the Board; (d) "fund" means the Prisons Development Fund referred to in section 10 of this Act; (e) "Government" means the Government of Punjab in the Department of Home Affairs, Justice and Jails; (f) "land" includes rights in or over land and benefits to arise out of land, and buildings, structures and other things attached to the earth or permanently fastened to anything attached to the earth; (g) "Member" means the Chairperson, Senior Vice-Chairperson, Vice-Chairperson, Member-Secretary and Member of the Board; (h) "Member-Secretary" means the Member-Secretary of the Board; (i) "notification" means a notification published in the Official Gazette of the Government of Punjab and the word 'notified' shall be construed accordingly; (j) "prescribed" means prescribed by the rules made under this Act; (k) "Prison" means any jail or place used permanently or temporarily under the general or special orders of the Government of Punjab for the detention of prisoners, and includes all lands and buildings appurtenant thereto; (l) "rules" means rules made under this Act; (m) "section" means section of this Act; (n) "Senior Vice-Chairperson" means the Senior Vice-Chairperson of the Board; and (o) "Vice-Chairperson" means the Vice-Chairperson of the Board.