2. Interpretation
In this Act—
“Board” means the Rehabilitation of Offenders Board established by section 11;
“conviction” includes references however expressed-
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(a) to a conviction by or before a court outside Saint Lucia; and
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(b) to any finding other than a finding linked with a finding of insanity, in any criminal proceedings that a person has committed an offence or done the act or made the omission charged;
“Minister” means the Minister responsible for Justice;
“rehabilitation period” has the meaning given to that expression in section 5;
“sentence” includes any order made by a court dealing with a person in respect of his or her conviction of any offence other than an order for committal or any other order made in default of payment of any fine or other sum adjudged to be paid by or imposed on a conviction or for want of sufficient distress to satisfy any such fine or other sum;
“the records” means the records kept and maintained by the Criminal Records Office in relation to the criminal convictions of offenders.