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  "url": "https://openlegislation.uk/prison-and-young-offender-institution-amendment-rules-2018/article-3",
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  "legislation": "uksi/2018/549",
  "legislation_title": "The Prison and Young Offender Institution (Amendment) Rules 2018",
  "legislation_url": "https://openlegislation.uk/prison-and-young-offender-institution-amendment-rules-2018",
  "path": "article/3",
  "kind": "article",
  "number": "3",
  "heading": "Amendment of the Young Offender Institution Rules 2000",
  "text": "(1) The Young Offender Institution Rules 2000 are amended as follows.\n(2) In rule 2(1) (interpretation), after the definition of “controlled drug”, insert—\n““electronic cigarette” means a product that can be used for the consumption of nicotine-containing vapour via a mouth piece, or any component of that product, including a cartridge, a tank and the device without cartridge or tank (regardless of whether the product is disposable or refillable by means of a refill container and a tank, or rechargeable with single use cartridges).”.\n(3) In rule 6 (privileges)—\n(a) in paragraph (1), omit “approved by the Secretary of State and”, and\n(b) in paragraphs (2) and (3), for “approved” substitute “established”.\n(4) In rule 74A (List C Articles), after paragraph (j) insert—\n“(k) electronic cigarettes;\n(l) matches;\n(m) lighters.”.",
  "extent": null,
  "status": null,
  "version": "current",
  "annotations": [
    {
      "type": "footnote",
      "label": "f1",
      "text": "S.I. 2000/3371, amended by S.I.2008/599; there are other amending instruments but none is relevant."
    }
  ],
  "outstanding_effects": [],
  "provenance": {
    "source": "legislation.gov.uk",
    "source_url": "https://www.legislation.gov.uk/uksi/2018/549/article/3",
    "retrieved_at": "2026-10-28T22:58:16.369735+00:00"
  },
  "licence": "Open Government Licence v3.0",
  "licence_url": "https://www.nationalarchives.gov.uk/doc/open-government-licence/version/3/",
  "attribution": "Contains public sector information licensed under the Open Government Licence v3.0. Source: legislation.gov.uk, The National Archives."
}