The Prisons and Young Offenders Institutions (Coronavirus) (Scotland) Amendment (No. 2) Rules 2020
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2020 No. 264
Prisons
The Prisons and Young Offenders Institutions (Coronavirus) (Scotland) Amendment (No. 2) Rules 2020
Made 27th August 2020
Laid before the Scottish Parliament 31th August 2020
Coming into force 29th September 2020
The Scottish Ministers make the following Rules in exercise of the powers conferred by section 39 of the Prisons (Scotland) Act 19891and all other powers enabling them to do so.
Citation and commencement
1. These Rules may be cited as the Prisons and Young Offenders Institutions (Coronavirus) (Scotland) Amendment (No. 2) Rules 2020 and come into force on 29 September 2020.
Amendment of the Prisons and Young Offenders Institutions (Scotland) Rules 2011
2.—(1) The Prisons and Young Offenders Institutions (Scotland) Rules 20112are amended as follows.
(2) In rule 2(1) (interpretation) in the definition of “for the duration of the coronavirus outbreak” for “30 September 2020” substitute “31 March 2021”.
(3) Omit rule 33A (Provision of clothing to prisoners – coronavirus).
(4) Omit rule 34A (Personal hygiene – coronavirus).
(5) Omit rule 35A (Prisoners’ food and drink – coronavirus).
H YOUSAF
A member of the Scottish Government
St Andrew’s House,
Edinburgh
27th August 2020
EXPLANATORY NOTE
(This note is not part of the Rules)
These Rules amend the Prisons and Young Offenders Institutions (Scotland) Rules 2011 (“the Prison Rules”) in response to the coronavirus outbreak.
Rule 2(1) of the Prison Rules is amended to extend the definition of “for the duration of a coronavirus outbreak” to mean the time period starting with the commencement of the Prisons and Young Offenders Institutions (Scotland) Amendment Rules 20203and continuing until 31 March 2021.
Rules 33A, 34A and 35A are omitted from the Prison Rules by rules 2(3) to (5).
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