“prison officer means an officer as defined in section 3(1) of the Corrections Act 2004”.

• “(fa) that the victim was a constable, or a prison officer, acting in the course of his or her duty:

• “(fb) that the victim was an emergency health or fire services provider acting in the course of his or her duty at the scene of an emergency:”.

• “(4A) In subsection (1)(fb), emergency health or fire services provider means a person who has a legal duty (under any enactment, employment contract, other binding agreement or arrangement, or other source) to, at the scene of an emergency, provide services that are either or both—

  • “(a) ambulance services, first aid, or medical or paramedical care:

  • “(b) services provided by or on behalf of a fire brigade (as defined in section 2(1) of the Fire Service Act 1975) to save life or property.”