{
  "url": "https://openlegislation.uk/prisons-and-young-offenders-institutions-scotland-amendment-rules-1996/article-39",
  "json_url": "https://openlegislation.uk/prisons-and-young-offenders-institutions-scotland-amendment-rules-1996/article-39.json",
  "legislation": "uksi/1996/32",
  "legislation_title": "The Prisons and Young Offenders Institutions (Scotland) Amendment Rules 1996",
  "legislation_url": "https://openlegislation.uk/prisons-and-young-offenders-institutions-scotland-amendment-rules-1996",
  "path": "article/39",
  "kind": "article",
  "number": "39",
  "heading": "Substitution of rule 113 of the principal Rules",
  "text": "For rule 113 of the principal Rules (Direction with respect to requests, complaints and appeals) there is substituted the following rule:—\n“Direction with respect to complaints procedures\n113 (1) The Secretary of State may provide in a direction such conditions as he considers appropriate with respect to the form and manner in which—\n(a) any complaint as mentioned in rules 104 to 108A may be made or referred; and\n(b) any reply or decision in relation to such a complaint may be given.\n(2) The Governor shall ensure that—\n(a) supplies of any form specified in a direction made for the purposes of paragraph (1); and\n(b) information as to where prisoners may obtain assistance in the completion of any such form,\nare readily available to prisoners.”.",
  "extent": null,
  "status": null,
  "version": "current",
  "annotations": [],
  "outstanding_effects": [],
  "provenance": {
    "source": "legislation.gov.uk",
    "source_url": "https://www.legislation.gov.uk/uksi/1996/32/article/39",
    "retrieved_at": "2026-10-29T12:54:44.006906+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."
}