# The Young Offender Institution Rules 2000, Article 56: Defences to rule 55(10)


It shall be a defence for an inmate charged with an offence under rule 55(10) to show that the controlled drug, pharmacy medicine, prescription only medicine, psychoactive substance or specified substance—
(a) ... ... had been, prior to its administration, lawfully in his possession for his use or was administered to him in the course of a lawful supply of the drug , medicine or substance to him by another person;
(b) ... ... was administered by or to him in circumstances in which he did not know and had no reason to suspect that such a drug , medicine or substance was being administered; or
(c) ... ... was administered by or to him under duress or to him without his consent in circumstances where it was not reasonable for him to have resisted.

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Source: https://www.legislation.gov.uk/uksi/2000/3371/article/56 (the official version)
Page: https://openlegislation.uk/young-offender-institution-rules-2000/article-56
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