(1) In this Part -

"child" means a person under the age of 18 years;

"community service order" has the meaning assigned to it by section 3 of the Criminal Justice (Community Service) Act 1983;

"conviction", in relation to a person, means the conviction by a court of the person of an offence or, in the case of an appeal (whether against conviction or sentence, or both), the final determination by a court of the appeal or the withdrawal of the appeal;

"court" means any court in the State exercising criminal or civil jurisdiction and includes a Special Criminal Court but does not include a court martial;