{
  "url": "https://openlegislation.uk/prisons-and-young-offenders-institutions-scotland-rules-2006/article-69",
  "json_url": "https://openlegislation.uk/prisons-and-young-offenders-institutions-scotland-rules-2006/article-69.json",
  "legislation": "ssi/2006/94",
  "legislation_title": "The Prisons and Young Offenders Institutions (Scotland) Rules 2006",
  "legislation_url": "https://openlegislation.uk/prisons-and-young-offenders-institutions-scotland-rules-2006",
  "path": "article/69",
  "kind": "article",
  "number": "69",
  "heading": "Visits by representatives of diplomatic services and national or international authorities or organisations",
  "text": "(1) A prisoner who is a foreign national shall be entitled to communicate with and receive a visit at any reasonable time from a diplomatic representative of the prisoner’s choice.\n(2) A prisoner who is a refugee or stateless person shall be entitled to communicate with and receive a visit at any reasonable time from–\n(a) a diplomatic representative of a state which the prisoner considers may look after his or her interests; or\n(b) subject to such limit as to numbers of authorities or organisations as the Governor may reasonably impose, an authorised representative of national or international authorities or organisations whose principal purpose is to serve the interests of refugees or stateless persons or to protect the civil rights of such persons.\n(3) Where a prisoner receives a visit in terms of this rule–\n(a) the visit shall take place within the sight of an officer; but\n(b) no officer shall listen to any conversation between the prisoner and the visitor unless either the prisoner or the visitor otherwise requests.",
  "extent": null,
  "status": null,
  "version": "current",
  "annotations": [],
  "outstanding_effects": [
    {
      "type": "revoked",
      "affecting": "ssi/2011/331",
      "affecting_title": "The Prisons and Young Offenders Institutions (Scotland) Rules 2011"
    }
  ],
  "provenance": {
    "source": "legislation.gov.uk",
    "source_url": "https://www.legislation.gov.uk/ssi/2006/94/article/69",
    "retrieved_at": "2026-10-28T22:21:12.909031+00:00"
  },
  "licence": "Open Government Licence v3.0",
  "licence_url": "https://www.nationalarchives.gov.uk/doc/open-government-licence/version/3/",
  "attribution": "Contains public sector information licensed under the Open Government Licence v3.0. Source: legislation.gov.uk, The National Archives."
}