courtincludes the European Court of Justice, the European Court of Human Rights and the European Commission of Human Rights. 71B 1 This Rule applies only to letters and postal packets which an inmate sends to, or receives from, his legal adviser. 2 Any letter or postal packet to which this Rule applies shall not– a except where paragraph (3) applies, be opened;
letterincludes any communication in written form which– (a) is directed to a specific person or address;
long-term inmatemeans a person who is sentenced to detention in a young offenders institution on or after 1st October 1993 and to whom Part I of the Prisoners and Criminal Proceedings (Scotland) Act 1993 applies by virtue of section 6(1) of that Act as if he were a long-term prisoner within the meaning of Part I of that Act;”
postal packetincludes newspaper, printed packet, sample packet, or parcel and any packet or article transmissible by post or other delivery service;
short-term inmatemeans a person who is sentenced to detention in a young offenders institution on or after 1st October 1993 and to whom Part I of the Prisoners and Criminal Proceedings (Scotland) Act 1993 applies by virtue of section 6(1) of that Act as if he were a short-term prisoner within the meaning of Part I of that Act;”
the principal Rulesmeans the Young Offenders (Scotland) Rules 1965.