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  "url": "https://openlegislation.uk/prisons-and-young-offenders-institutions-scotland-amendment-rules-1998/article-61",
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  "legislation": "uksi/1998/1589",
  "legislation_title": "The Prisons and Young Offenders Institutions (Scotland) Amendment Rules 1998",
  "legislation_url": "https://openlegislation.uk/prisons-and-young-offenders-institutions-scotland-amendment-rules-1998",
  "path": "article/61",
  "kind": "article",
  "number": "61",
  "heading": "Transitional Provision",
  "text": "Notwithstanding rule 6 of these Rules, a prisoner whose security category was assigned under rule 12 of the principal Rules before 31st July 1998 shall, on or after that date, be treated as if his security category had been assigned in accordance with Part 2A of the principal Rules as inserted by rule 7 of these Rules.",
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  "status": null,
  "version": "current",
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    "source_url": "https://www.legislation.gov.uk/uksi/1998/1589/article/61",
    "retrieved_at": "2026-10-29T11:26:24.777016+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."
}