Management of Offenders (Scotland) Act 2019 (asp 14)

Valid from 11/10/2019

PART 1 S Electronic monitoring etc.

Valid from 01/10/2020

Devices, use and information S

8 Approved devices to be prescribed S

(1) An approved device, in relation to a requirement under—

(a) section 1(1), or

(b) section 5(1),

is an electronic device of a type prescribed in regulations made by the Scottish Ministers.

(2) A type of device that may be prescribed in regulations under subsection (1) includes—

(a) a device for monitoring a person's whereabouts in some manner (including of being at, or not being at, a particular place), or

(b) a device for—

(i) detecting whether a person has consumed, taken or ingested alcohol, drugs or other substances, or

(ii) measuring the level of alcohol, drugs or other substances consumed, taken or ingested by a person.

(3) Regulations under subsection (1) may include provision as to any apparatus to be linked to a device as well as prescribing the device itself.