PART 1Electronic monitoring etc.

Devices, use and information

8Approved devices to be prescribed

(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.