Scottish Statutory Instruments
Prisons
Made
20th December 2022
Laid before the Scottish Parliament
22nd December 2022
Coming into force
1st April 2023
The Scottish Ministers make the following Rules in exercise of the powers conferred on them by section 20(4), (4A) and (4B) of the Prisoners and Criminal Proceedings (Scotland) Act 1993(1), and all other powers enabling them to do so.
1993 c. 9. Section 20(4) was amended by the Crime and Disorder Act 1998 (c. 37), schedule 8 paragraph 106 and the Convention Rights Compliance (Scotland) Act 2001 asp 7 (“the 2001 Act”), section 5(1)(b). Subsection (4A) was inserted by the 2001 Act, section 5(1)(c). Subsection (4B) was inserted by the Management of Offenders (Scotland) Act 2019 (asp 14) (“the 2019 Act”), section 52(2). The functions of the Secretary of State were transferred to the Scottish Ministers by virtue of Section 53 of the Scotland Act 1998 (c. 46).