The Prisons and Young Offenders Institutions (Scotland) Rules 1994

Prohibited articles

81.—(1) Subject to paragraph (2), no prisoner shall have in his possession, or conceal or deposit anywhere within a prison, any prohibited article.

(2) A prisoner may be allowed to receive alcoholic liquor or controlled drugs under a written order of the medical officer specifying–

(a) the quantity and description of the liquor or drugs to be given; and

(b) the name of the prisoner for whose use it is intended.

(3) No person shall–

(a) convey or throw into, or conceal or deposit in, a prison;

(b) convey to a prisoner, whether inside or outside a prison; or

(c) conceal or deposit in any place with a view to its coming into the possession of a prisoner,

any prohibited article.

(4) The Governor may seize and detain any prohibited article which is–

(a) found in the possession of a prisoner or a visitor; or

(b) conveyed or thrown into, or concealed or deposited in, the prison,

in contravention of this rule.