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

Rule 54.

SCHEDULE 1

Rule 94

“SCHEDULE 3 BREACHES OF DISCIPLINE

A prisoner shall be guilty of a breach of discipline if he—

(a) commits any assault;

(b) detains any person against his will;

(c) denies access to any part of the prison to any officer or any person (other than a prisoner) who is at the prison for the purpose of working there;

(d) fights with any person;

(e) intentionally endangers the health or personal safety of others or, by his conduct, is reckless whereby such health or personal safety is endangered;

(f) intentionally obstructs an officer in the execution of his duty or any person (other than a prisoner), who is at the prison for the purpose of working there, in the performance of his work;

(g) escapes or absconds from prison or from legal custody;

(h) fails—

(i) to return to prison when he should return after being temporarily released under Part 14 of these Rules; or

(ii) to comply with any condition upon which he is so temporarily released;

(i) has in his possession—

(i) any article which he is not authorised to have; or

(ii) a greater quantity of any article than he is authorised to have; or

(iii) any article in a part of the prison where he is not authorised to have it;

(j) sells or delivers to any person any article which he is not authorised to have;

(k) sells or, without permission, delivers to any person any article which he is allowed to have only for his own use;

(l) takes improperly any article belonging to another person or to the prison;

(m) intentionally or recklessly sets fire to any part of a prison or any other property, whether or not that property belongs to him;

(n) destroys or damages any part of a prison or any other property, other than his own;

(o) absents himself from any place where he is required to be or is present at any place where he is not authorised to be;

(p) is disrespectful to any officer, or any person (other than a prisoner) who is at the prison for the purpose of working there, or any person visiting a prison;

(q) uses threatening, abusive or insulting words or behaviour;

(r) intentionally fails to work properly or, being required to work, refuses to do so;

(s) disobeys any lawful order;

(t) disobeys or fails to comply with any rule or regulation applying to a prisoner;

(u) inhales any substance, or the fumes of any substance, which is—

(i) a prohibited article;

(ii) an article which he is not authorised to possess or keep in terms of these Rules or by any officer; or

(iii) an article which he is so authorised to keep or possess but not for the purpose of inhaling or inhaling the fumes thereof;

(v) consumes, takes, injects or ingests any substance which is a prohibited article;

(w) commits any indecent or obscene act;

(x) administers a controlled drug to himself or fails to prevent the administration of a controlled drug to him by another person (but subject to rule 98(5));

(y) fails, without reasonable excuse, to open his mouth for the purpose of enabling a visual examination in terms of rule 88(2)(d); or

(z) attempts to commit, incites another prisoner to commit, or assists another prisoner to commit or to attempt to commit, any of the foregoing breaches.”

Rule 55.

SCHEDULE 2

Rule 133

“SCHEDULE 4 CONSTITUTION OF VISITING COMMITTEES

(1)	(2)	(3)	(4)
Name of Prison	Name of Appointing Authorities	Number of Members to be appointed	Number of Members who are nonmembers of Appointing Authority
ABERDEEN
Aberdeen City Council	4	2
	Aberdeenshire Council	4	2
BARLINNIE	West Dunbartonshire Council	2	1
	East Ayrshire Council	1	—
	City of Glasgow Council	10	4
	Inverclyde Council	1	—
	North Ayrshire Council	2	1
	North Lanarkshire Council	4	2
	Renfrewshire Council	1	—
	South Lanarkshire Council	4	2
CASTLE HUNTLY	Perthshire and Kinross Council	5	2
	Dundee City Council	3	1
CORNTON VALE	Clackmannanshire Council	2	1
	Stirling Council	7	3
	Falkirk Council	6	2
DUMFRIES	Dumfries and Galloway Council	11	4
DUNGAVEL	East Dunbartonshire Council	3	1
	South Lanarkshire Council	5	2
EDINBURGH	City of Edinburgh Council	10	42
	East Lothian Council	2	12
	West Lothian Council	2	12
	Midlothian Council	3	1
FRIARTON	Dundee City Council	4	2
	Perthshire and Kinross Council	4	2
GLENOCHIL	Clackmannanshire Council	5	2
	Stirling Council	4	2
	Fife Council	5	2
GREENOCK	Inverclyde Council	5	2
	North Ayrshire Council	2	1
	Argyll and Bute Council	1	—
INVERNESS	Highland Council	10	4
LONGRIGGEND	North Lanarkshire Council	5	2
	East Dunbartonshire Council	3	1
LOW MOSS	City of Glasgow Council	3	1
	North Lanarkshire Council	3	1
	East Dunbartonshire Council	4	2
NORANSIDE	Angus Council	5	2
	Dundee City Council	3	1
PENNINGHAME	Dumfries and Galloway Council	8	3
PERTH	Perthshire and Kinross Council	8	3
	Dundee City Council	8	3
PETERHEAD	Aberdeenshire Council	5	2
	Aberdeen City Council	3	1
SHOTTS	North Lanarkshire Council	9	3
	South Lanarkshire Council	8	3”

Rule 56.

SCHEDULE 3

Rule 140A

“SCHEDULE 4A CONSTITUTION OF VISITING COMMITTEES FOR LEGALISED POLICE CELLS

(1)	(2)	(3)
Legalised Police Cells	Names of Appointing Authorities	Number of members to be appointed
AYR	South Ayrshire Council	2
	East Ayrshire Council	1
CAMPBELTOWN	North Ayrshire Council	12
	Argyll and Bute council	2
DUNOON	Inverclyde Council	1
	Argyll and Bute Council	2
HAWICK	Scottish Borders Council	3
KIRKWALL	Orkney Islands Council	3
LERWICK	Shetland Islands Council	3
LOCHMADDY	Western Isles Council	3
OBAN	Highland Council	2
	Argyll and Bute Council	1
PORTREE	Highland Council	3
STORNOWAY	Western Isles Council	3
THURSO	Highland Council	3”