# The Prisons and Young Offenders Institutions (Scotland) Rules 1994, Article 58: Visits by legal advisers


(1) A prisoner shall be entitled to receive a visit from his legal adviser at any reasonable time for the purposes of consulting about any legal matter in which the prisoner is or may be directly interested.
(2) Where a prisoner receives a visit by a legal adviser in terms of this rule the visit–
(a) may take place within the sight of an officer; but
(b) shall take place outwith the hearing of any officer.

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Source: https://www.legislation.gov.uk/uksi/1994/1931/article/58 (the official version)
Page: https://openlegislation.uk/prisons-and-young-offenders-institutions-scotland-rules-1994/article-58
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