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The Young Offender Institution Rules 2000

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Defences to rule 55(10)E+W

56.  It shall be a defence for an inmate charged with an offence under rule 55(10) to show that [F1the controlled drug, pharmacy medicine, prescription only medicine, psychoactive substance or specified substance]

(a)F2... F3... 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 [F4, medicine or substance] to him by another person;

(b)F5... F6... was administered by or to him in circumstances in which he did not know and had no reason to suspect that such a drug [F7, medicine or substance] was being administered; or

(c)F8... F9... 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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