# The Prisons and Young Offenders Institutions (Scotland) Rules 2006, Article 6: Elimination of discrimination


Subject to the provisions of these Rules or of any direction made for any purpose specified in these Rules, the Governor shall seek to eliminate within the prison discrimination on the grounds of gender, sexual orientation, race, colour, language, religion, political or other opinion, national or social origin, association with a national minority, birth, medical condition and economic or other status against particular prisoners or categories of prisoners.

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Source: https://www.legislation.gov.uk/ssi/2006/94/article/6 (the official version)
Page: https://openlegislation.uk/prisons-and-young-offenders-institutions-scotland-rules-2006/article-6
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