Article 2 Amendment of Rule 1 of the principal Rules

after the definition of “Chaplain” the following definition:–

• ““existing inmate” shall be construed in accordance with the definition of “existing prisoner” in Schedule 6 to the Prisoners and Criminal Proceedings (Scotland) Act 1993^f1;”;

after the definition of “legal adviser” the following definitions:–

• ““letter” includes any communication in written form which–

  1. (a)

     is directed to a specific person or address; and

  2. (b)

     relates to the personal, private or business affairs of, or the business affairs of the employer of, either correspondent,

  and includes an envelope containing any such communication;

• “long-term inmate” means a person who is sentenced to detention in a young offenders institution on or after 1st October 1993 and to whom Part I of the Prisoners and Criminal Proceedings (Scotland) Act 1993 applies by virtue of section 6(1) of that Act as if he were a long-term prisoner within the meaning of Part I of that Act;”; and

after the definition of “officer” the following definitions:–

• ““postal packet” includes newspaper, printed packet, sample packet, or parcel and any packet or article transmissible by post or other delivery service;

• “short-term inmate” means a person who is sentenced to detention in a young offenders institution on or after 1st October 1993 and to whom Part I of the Prisoners and Criminal Proceedings (Scotland) Act 1993 applies by virtue of section 6(1) of that Act as if he were a short-term prisoner within the meaning of Part I of that Act;”.