{
  "url": "https://openlegislation.uk/service-custody-and-service-of-relevant-sentences-rules-2009/article-43",
  "json_url": "https://openlegislation.uk/service-custody-and-service-of-relevant-sentences-rules-2009/article-43.json",
  "legislation": "uksi/2009/1096",
  "legislation_title": "The Service Custody and Service of Relevant Sentences Rules 2009",
  "legislation_url": "https://openlegislation.uk/service-custody-and-service-of-relevant-sentences-rules-2009",
  "path": "article/43",
  "kind": "article",
  "number": "43",
  "heading": "Breaches of discipline",
  "text": "A detainee commits a breach of discipline under these Rules if he—\n(a) detains any person against his will;\n(b) treats with disrespect any member of staff or any visitor;\n(c) denies access to any part of MCTC to any member of staff or any officer;\n(d) intentionally obstructs any person (other than a detainee) in the performance of their work;\n(e) absents himself from any place he is required to be or is present at any place where he is not authorised to be;\n(f) uses any abusive, insolent, threatening or improper language;\n(g) is indecent in any act or gesture;\n(h) has in his possession—\n(i) any article which he is not authorised by the commandant to have; or\n(ii) a greater quantity of any article than he is authorised by the commandant to have;\n(i) supplies to another detainee or to a member of staff any article which that person is not authorised by the commandant to have;\n(j) receives from any person an article which he is not authorised by the commandant to have;\n(k) fails to comply with any condition upon which he is temporarily released under rule 33;\n(l) knowingly consumes any alcoholic drink;\n(m) intentionally or recklessly endangers the health or personal safety of others;\n(n) without reasonable excuse fails to perform a task or negligently performs any such task;\n(o) makes repeated groundless complaints;\n(p) intentionally encourages or assists another detainee to commit a breach of discipline under this rule.",
  "extent": "E+W+S+N.I.",
  "status": null,
  "version": "current",
  "annotations": [
    {
      "type": "I",
      "label": "I1",
      "text": "Art. 43 in force at 31.10.2009, see art. 1(1)"
    }
  ],
  "outstanding_effects": [],
  "provenance": {
    "source": "legislation.gov.uk",
    "source_url": "https://www.legislation.gov.uk/uksi/2009/1096/article/43",
    "retrieved_at": "2026-10-29T03:12:42.593997+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."
}