# Management of Offenders (Scotland) Act 2019, Section 8: Approved 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.

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Source: https://www.legislation.gov.uk/asp/2019/14/section/8 (the official version)
Page: https://openlegislation.uk/management-of-offenders-scotland-act-2019/section-8
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