# The Prison (Amendment) Rules 1994, Paragraph 6


The following rule shall be inserted after rule 47:
“47A It shall be a defence for a prisoner charged with an offence under rule 47(8A) to show that:
(a) the controlled drug had been, prior to its administration, lawfully in his possession for his use or was administered to him in the course of a lawful supply of the drug to him by another person;
(b) the controlled drug was administered by or to him in circumstances in which he did not know and had no reason to suspect that such a drug was being administered; or
(c) the controlled drug was administered by or to him under duress or to him without his consent in circumstances where it was not reasonable for him to have resisted.”.

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Source: https://www.legislation.gov.uk/uksi/1994/3195/schedule/paragraph/6 (the official version)
Page: https://openlegislation.uk/prison-amendment-rules-1994/schedule/paragraph-6
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