1136. Definition
In this Sub-Part—
“Board” means the Parole Board established under section 1137;
“Chairman” means the Chairman of the Board;
“Committee” means the Parole Committee appointed under section 1138;
“Minister” means the Minister responsible for correctional services;
“parole” means the authority granted to release an inmate under this Sub-Part from the correctional facility in which he or she is serving a sentence and to place him or her under the supervision of a parole officer whereby he or she is permitted to spend the remainder of the sentence out of the correctional facility;
“parole officer” means the person assigned to perform the duties of parole officer under section 1153;
“parole order” means the person to whom parole is granted under this Sub-Part;
“parolee” means the person to whom parole is granted under this Sub-Part;
“sentence” means any sentence of imprisonment but does not include a sentence of preventive detention whether or not the person is serving the sentence in the correctional facility.