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PRISONS

Made 12th February 2026

Laid before the Scottish Parliament 13th February 2026

Coming into force 25th March 2026

The Scottish Ministers make the following Rules in exercise of the powers conferred by section 20(4) of the Prisoners and Criminal Proceedings (Scotland) Act 1993^f1 and all other powers enabling them to do so.

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Footnotes

f1: 1993 c. 9. Section 20(4) was amended by paragraph 106 of schedule 8 of the Crime and Disorder Act 1998 (c. 37), section 5(1)(b) of the Convention Rights Compliance (Scotland) Act 2001 (asp 7) and section 55(2)(a) of the Victims, Witnesses, and Justice Reform (Scotland) Act 2025 (asp 12) (“the 2025 Act”). Subsections (4AA) and (4AB) were inserted by sections 55 and 56 of the 2025 Act. The functions of the Secretary of State were transferred to the Scottish Ministers by virtue of section 53 of the Scotland Act 1998 (c. 46).