# The Prisons and Young Offenders Institutions (Scotland) Rules 1994, Article 126: Direction with respect to temporary release


For the purposes of temporary release consisting of any form of leave or release specified in rules 120 to 123, the Secretary of State may specify in a direction–
(a) the prisons or any halls within particular prisons to which any of those rules applies;
(b) the manner in which the Governor shall consider an application for any such form of temporary release;
(c) the relevant criteria about which the Governor must be satisfied before he may grant any such form of temporary release;
(d) the conditions which may be imposed in relation to any approval of such an application;
(e) the timing and duration of any such form of temporary release and the frequency with which it may be granted to an eligible prisoner; and
(f) the persons who are to be treated as a near relative of the prisoner.

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Source: https://www.legislation.gov.uk/uksi/1994/1931/article/126 (the official version)
Page: https://openlegislation.uk/prisons-and-young-offenders-institutions-scotland-rules-1994/article-126
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