# The Prisons and Young Offenders Institutions (Scotland) Amendment Rules 2008

S.S.I. 2008/377 · made 18 November 2008

These Rules amend the Prisons and Young Offenders Institutions (Scotland) Rules 2006 (“the principal Rules”).

Made under: Prisons (Scotland) Act 1989 (Section 39)

PDFs: Printed copy https://openlegislation.uk/prisons-and-young-offenders-institutions-scotland-amendment-rules-2008/pdf/ssi_20080377_en.pdf; Executive Note https://openlegislation.uk/prisons-and-young-offenders-institutions-scotland-amendment-rules-2008/pdf/ssien_20080377_en.pdf

## Introductory text

PRISONS
YOUNG OFFENDERS INSTITUTIONS
Made 18th November 2008
Laid before the Scottish Parliament 19th November 2008
Coming into force 11th December 2008
The Scottish Ministers make the following Rules in exercise of the powers conferred by section 39 of the Prisons (Scotland) Act 1989 and all other powers enabling them to do so.

## 1 Citation and commencement

These Rules may be cited as the Prisons and Young Offenders Institutions (Scotland) Amendment Rules 2008 and come into force on 11th December 2008.

## 2 Amendment of the Prisons and Young Offenders Institutions (Scotland) Rules 2006

(1) The Prisons and Young Offenders Institutions (Scotland) Rules 2006 are amended in accordance with this rule.
(2) In rule 5(1) (interpretation), in the definition of “prohibited article”–
(a) after sub-paragraph (d) omit “or”; and
(b) after sub-paragraph (e) insert–
“or
(f) any personal communication device, including a mobile telephone or any component part of a mobile telephone;”.
(3) In Schedule 2 (constitution of visiting committees) at the appropriate place and in the appropriate columns insert–
“
ADDIEWELL
West Lothian Council
5
2
South Lanarkshire Council
5
2
North Lanarkshire Council
5
2
”.

## Signature

KENNY MACASKILL
A member of the Scottish Executive
St Andrew’s House,
Edinburgh
18th November 2008

## Explanatory note

(This note is not part of the Rules)
These Rules amend the Prisons and Young Offenders Institutions (Scotland) Rules 2006 (“the principal Rules”).
Rule 95 of the principal Rules provides that a prisoner must not have a prohibited article in their possession whilst in prison. Rule 2(2) of these Rules amends the definition of a prohibited article in rule 5(1) of the principal Rules to include personal communication devices, such as mobile telephones or component parts of mobile telephones.
Schedule 2 to the principal Rules makes provision for the constitution of visiting committees for prisons. Rule 2(3) of these Rules amends Schedule 2 to provide for the constitution of the visiting committee for Addiewell prison.

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