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(2)The Railways Board may make an agreement with [F2the Scottish Group] for making available to that [F2Group] or to any wholly-owned subsidiary of that [F2Group] for such period, to such extent and on such terms as may be specified in the agreement, the services of the British Transport Police Force, that is to say, the force organised under the scheme set out in the Schedule to the M1British Transport Police Force Scheme 1963 (Approval) Order 1964 made under section 69 of the Act of 1962.
(3)Where such an agreement has been made members of the said Police Force may act, in accordance with the terms of the agreement, as constables in, on and in the vicinity of any premises of [F3the Scottish Group or, as the case may be, the subsidiary in question] notwithstanding the provisions of section 53(1) of the M2British Transport Commission Act 1949 (which restricts them to so acting in, on and in the vicinity of premises belonging to, leased to or worked by one of the Boards).
(4)The Minister, after consultation with the Boards and [F4the Scottish Group], may by order make such adaptations in the said scheme and in sections 69 to 71 of the Act of 1962 as appear to him expedient to enable that scheme and those sections to have effect as respects any period after the making of the order as if that [F4Group] were one of the Boards.
Textual Amendments
F2Words substituted by Transport Act 1980 (c. 34), Sch. 7 para. 6(a)
F3Words substituted by Transport Act 1980 (c. 34), Sch. 7 para. 6(b)
F4Words substituted by Transport Act 1980 (c. 34), Sch. 7 para. 6(c)
Modifications etc. (not altering text)
C1Para. 5 extended by Transport (London) Act 1969 (c. 35), Sch. 3 para. 7
Marginal Citations