# The Prisons and Young Offenders Institutions (Scotland) Rules 2011, Article 102: Prohibited articles


(1) A prisoner must not—
(a) possess a prohibited article;
(b) conceal or deposit a prohibited article anywhere within a prison.
(2) Subject to paragraph (3), it is prohibited for any person to—
(a) convey a prohibited article to a prisoner whether inside or outside a prison;
(b) throw or otherwise convey a prohibited article into a prison;
(c) conceal or deposit a prohibited article in any place (whether inside or outside a prison) intending it to come into the possession of a prisoner.
(3) A prisoner may be allowed to receive controlled drugs which are prescribed to him or her by written order of a healthcare professional in the course of his or her professional duties and where the written order specifies—
(a) the name of the prisoner for whose use the drugs are intended; and
(b) the quantity and description of the drugs.
(4) Any conduct which is in breach of this rule may—
(a) where the conduct has been committed by a prisoner, lead to disciplinary proceedings being brought against the prisoner under Part 11; and
(b) where the conduct has been committed by a visitor, lead to that person being removed from the prison under rule 107.

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Source: https://www.legislation.gov.uk/ssi/2011/331/article/102 (the official version)
Page: https://openlegislation.uk/prisons-and-young-offenders-institutions-scotland-rules-2011/article-102
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