# The Prisons and Young Offenders Institutions (Scotland) Rules 2006, Article 8: 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 that person a valid warrant, order, direction or certificate authorising detention in custody.

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Source: https://www.legislation.gov.uk/ssi/2006/94/article/8 (the official version)
Page: https://openlegislation.uk/prisons-and-young-offenders-institutions-scotland-rules-2006/article-8
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