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  "url": "https://openlegislation.uk/prisons-and-young-offenders-institutions-scotland-rules-2011/article-9",
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  "legislation": "ssi/2011/331",
  "legislation_title": "The Prisons and Young Offenders Institutions (Scotland) Rules 2011",
  "legislation_url": "https://openlegislation.uk/prisons-and-young-offenders-institutions-scotland-rules-2011",
  "path": "article/9",
  "kind": "article",
  "number": "9",
  "heading": "Procedure on reception of prisoners",
  "text": "(1) This rule applies to every prisoner on reception.\n(2) Every prisoner must be searched in accordance with rule 92.\n(3) The Governor may in the course of, or following, a search under paragraph (2)—\n(a) deal with any prohibited article in the possession of the prisoner in accordance with rule 104; and\n(b) deliver any medicines and medical appliances in the possession of the prisoner to a healthcare professional.\n(4) An officer may—\n(a) order that a prisoner must take a shower or a bath; or\n(b) on the advice of a healthcare professional, order that a prisoner must not take a shower or bath.",
  "extent": null,
  "status": null,
  "version": "current",
  "annotations": [],
  "outstanding_effects": [],
  "provenance": {
    "source": "legislation.gov.uk",
    "source_url": "https://www.legislation.gov.uk/ssi/2011/331/article/9",
    "retrieved_at": "2026-10-28T21:48:01.668993+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."
}