2. Interpretation
In this Act —
“appropriate authority” means a person who is authorised by the receiving state to receive the inmate at the port of entry on behalf of the receiving state;
“Director” means Director of the Correctional Facility;
“escort officer” means the correctional officer or police officer specified in the warrant issued under section 3 as the escort officer for the inmate;
“inmate” means a person who has been sentenced by a court to be detained in a correctional facility, a hospital or any other institution;
“Minister” means the Minister for justice;
“national” means a citizen of Saint Lucia;
“receiving state” means a state designated a receiving state by the Attorney General by notice published in the Gazette to which an inmate may be transferred to serve his or her sentence or a part of his or her sentence by virtue of the existence of a repatriation agreement;
“repatriation agreement” means an agreement that provides for the transfer of inmates between Saint Lucia and a receiving state;
“sentencing state” means a state from which an inmate may be transferred to Saint Lucia by virtue of the existence of a repatriation agreement;
“warrant” means a document issued by the Attorney General giving instructions to the Director to make arrangements for the transport of an inmate to whom this Act applies to a receiving state specified in the warrant, in the manner outlined under this Act.