Probation of Offenders Act
2. Interpretation
2. Interpretation
In this Act—"Director" means the Director of Probation whose office is within the Public Service;"Cabinet secretary" means the Cabinet Secretary responsible for matters relating to probation and after-care services;"pre-sentence inquiry reports" means the reports on accused persons or offenders prepared by probation officers under this Act or any other law in force for purposes of criminal justice administration;“probationer” means a person placed under supervision by a probation order;“probation officer” means a probation officer appointed under section 16;“probation order” means an order made under this Act placing a person under the supervision of a probation officer.[Act No. 56 of 1955, s. 2, Act No. 11 of 2017, Sch., Act No. 18 of 2018, Sch.]Source: Kenya Law