There are currently no known outstanding effects for the Prisons (Scotland) Act 1989, Section 34.
The governor of a prison shall, in the event of the death of a prisoner, give immediate notice thereof to the procurator fiscal within whose area the prison is situated, and to [F1an independent prison monitor appointed in relation to the prison], and, where practicable, to the nearest relative of the prisoner.
Textual Amendments
F1Words in s. 34 substituted (31.8.2015) by The Public Services Reform (Inspection and Monitoring of Prisons) (Scotland) Order 2015 (S.S.I. 2015/39), arts. 1, 2(9) (with art. 5)
Modifications etc. (not altering text)
C1S. 34 modified (3.2.1995) by 1994 c. 33, s. 110(3); S.I. 1995/127, art. 2(1), Sch. 1
S. 34 modified (18.9.1998) by S.I. 1998/2251, art. 16(3)
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