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Assaults on Emergency Workers (Offences) Act 2018 (c. 23)
- (a) a prison;
- (b) a young offender institution, secure training centre, secure college or remand centre;
- (c) a removal centre, a short-term holding facility or pre-departure accommodation, as defined by section 147 of the Immigration and Asylum Act 1999;
- (d) services custody premises, as defined by section 300(7) of the Armed Forces Act 2006;
- “custody officer” has the meaning given by section 12(3) of the Criminal Justice and Public Order Act 1994;
- “escort functions”—
- (a) in the case of a prisoner custody officer, means the functions specified in section 80(1) of the Criminal Justice Act 1991;
- (b) in the case of a custody officer, means the functions specified in paragraph 1 of Schedule 1 to the Criminal Justice and Public Order Act 1994;
- “NHS health services” means any kind of health services provided as part of the health service continued under section 1(1) of the National Health Service Act 2006 and under section 1(1) of the National Health Service (Wales) Act 2006;
- “prisoner custody officer” has the meaning given by section 89(1) of the Criminal Justice Act 1991.
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4Extent, commencement and short title
(1) This Act extends to England and Wales only.
(2) This Act comes into force at the end of the period of two months beginning with the day on which it is passed.
(3) This Act may be cited as the Assaults on Emergency Workers (Offences) Act 2018.
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