PART II PRISONERS

OFFENCES AGAINST DISCIPLINE

F1Defences to rule 51(10) and rule 51(11)52A

It shall be a defence for a prisoner charged with an offence under rule 51(10) or (11) to show that—

a

the alcohol was consumed by him in circumstances in which he did not know and had no reason to suspect that he was consuming alcohol;

b

the alcohol was consumed by him without his consent in circumstances where it was not reasonable for him to have resisted; or

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