106 (e) an office of Judge; (f) an office of Magistrate or an office in a court created by written law; (g) an office in, or as a member of, a statutory authority; or (h) an office established by written law; “public officer” means the holder of a public office; “public service” means the service of the State in a civil capacity but does not include— (a) service in the judicial branch; (b) service in the office of a member of a commission; or (c) service in an office created by, or continued in existence under, this Constitution; “session”, in relation to Parliament, means a sitting of Parliament starting when it first meets after a prorogation of Parliament or a dissolution of Parliament and ending when Parliament is next prorogued or Parliament is next dissolved; “sentence of imprisonment” does not include a suspended sentence or a sentence of imprisonment with the option of a fine; “sitting”, in relation to Parliament, means a period during which Parliament is sitting continuously without adjournment, and includes any period during which Parliament is in committee; “Speaker” means the Speaker of Parliament; “State” means the Republic of Fiji; “state of emergency” means a state of emergency proclaimed under Chapter 9; “State service” means the public service and the disciplined force; “subordinate court” means any court of law established for the State other than the High Court, Court of Appeal, Supreme Court or a court established by a disciplinary law; “subordinate law” means any instrument made in exercise of a power to make the instrument conferred by an Act, and includes regulations, rules, orders, by-laws or declarations; “this Constitution” means the Constitution of the Republic of Fiji; and “written law” means an Act, Decree, Promulgation and subordinate law made under those Acts, Decrees or Promulgations.