The Prisons and Young Offenders Institutions (Scotland) Rules 2011

Prohibited articles

102.—(1) A prisoner must not—

(a) possess a prohibited article;

(b) conceal or deposit a prohibited article anywhere within a prison.

(2) Subject to paragraph (3), it is prohibited for any person to—

(a) convey a prohibited article to a prisoner whether inside or outside a prison;

(b) throw or otherwise convey a prohibited article into a prison;

(c) conceal or deposit a prohibited article in any place (whether inside or outside a prison) intending it to come into the possession of a prisoner.

(3) A prisoner may be allowed to receive controlled drugs which are prescribed to him or her by written order of a healthcare professional in the course of his or her professional duties and where the written order specifies—

(a) the name of the prisoner for whose use the drugs are intended; and

(b) the quantity and description of the drugs.

(4) Any conduct which is in breach of this rule may—

(a) where the conduct has been committed by a prisoner, lead to disciplinary proceedings being brought against the prisoner under Part 11; and

(b) where the conduct has been committed by a visitor, lead to that person being removed from the prison under rule 107.