2008 No. 377
PRISONS
YOUNG OFFENDERS INSTITUTIONS

The Prisons and Young Offenders Institutions (Scotland) Amendment Rules 2008

Made
Laid before the Scottish Parliament
Coming into force
The Scottish Ministers make the following Rules in exercise of the powers conferred by section 39 of the Prisons (Scotland) Act 19891 and all other powers enabling them to do so.

Citation and commencement1.

These Rules may be cited as the Prisons and Young Offenders Institutions (Scotland) Amendment Rules 2008 and come into force on 11th December 2008.

Amendment of the Prisons and Young Offenders Institutions (Scotland) Rules 20062.

(1)

The Prisons and Young Offenders Institutions (Scotland) Rules 20062 are amended in accordance with this rule.

(2)

In rule 5(1) (interpretation), in the definition of “prohibited article”–

(a)

after sub-paragraph (d) omit “or”; and

(b)

after sub-paragraph (e) insert–“or

(f)

any personal communication device, including a mobile telephone or any component part of a mobile telephone;”.

(3)

In Schedule 2 (constitution of visiting committees) at the appropriate place and in the appropriate columns insert–

“ADDIEWELL

West Lothian Council

5

2

South Lanarkshire Council

5

2

North Lanarkshire Council

5

2”.

KENNY MACASKILL
A member of the Scottish Executive

St Andrew’s House,

Edinburgh

(This note is not part of the Rules)

These Rules amend the Prisons and Young Offenders Institutions (Scotland) Rules 2006 (“the principal Rules”).

Rule 95 of the principal Rules provides that a prisoner must not have a prohibited article in their possession whilst in prison. Rule 2(2) of these Rules amends the definition of a prohibited article in rule 5(1) of the principal Rules to include personal communication devices, such as mobile telephones or component parts of mobile telephones.

Schedule 2 to the principal Rules makes provision for the constitution of visiting committees for prisons. Rule 2(3) of these Rules amends Schedule 2 to provide for the constitution of the visiting committee for Addiewell prison.