# The Prisons and Young Offenders Institutions (Scotland) Rules 1994, Article 6: Production of warrant, order, direction or certificate


No person shall be received as a prisoner into prison unless there exists and is produced in respect of him a valid warrant, order, direction or certificate authorising his detention in custody.

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Source: https://www.legislation.gov.uk/uksi/1994/1931/article/6 (the official version)
Page: https://openlegislation.uk/prisons-and-young-offenders-institutions-scotland-rules-1994/article-6
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