The Prisons and Young Offenders Institutions (Scotland) Amendment Rules 1996

Amendment of rule 27 of the principal Rules

6.  Rule 27 of the principal Rules (arrangements for medical care by other medical practitioners or at outside facilities) is amended by substituting for paragraph (2) the following paragraph:—

(2) Where the medical officer considers that it is appropriate to do so, and after consulting with the Governor, he may arrange for another medical practitioner to attend at the prison for the purpose of providing medical care to prisoners as may be required and in accordance with any conditions as may be specified in the arrangements..