Railways and Transport Safety Act 2003

General

4 (1) In the enactments specified in sub-paragraph (2) and, in so far as necessary in consequence of Part 3 of this Act, in any other enactment, legislative or other instrument or document—

(a) a reference (whether or not as the “British Transport Police Force”) to constables appointed under section 53 of the British Transport Commission Act 1949 shall be treated as a reference to the British Transport Police Force established by Part 3 of this Act, and

(b) a definition of the “British Transport Police Force” or the “British Transport Police” shall cease to have effect.

(2) The enactments referred to in sub-paragraph (1) are—

(a) sections 11, 12, 17, 42 and 51 of the Police (Scotland) Act 1967 (c. 77) (general provisions, &c.),

(b) sections 54 and 57 of the Firearms Act 1968 (c. 27) (Crown application),

(c) sections 35, 36, 63A and 118 of the Police and Criminal Evidence Act 1984 (c. 60) (custody, &c.),

(d) sections 2, 2A and 2B of the Ministry of Defence Police Act 1987 (c. 4) (jurisdiction),

(e) sections 54, 75, 87 and 89 of the Road Traffic Offenders Act 1988 (c. 53) (fixed penalty),

(f) sections 60 and 60AA of the Criminal Justice and Public Order Act 1994 (c. 33) (stop and search, &c.),

(g) section 64 of the Disability Discrimination Act 1995 (c. 50) (Crown application),

(h) sections 23, 24, 25, 30, 91 and 101 of the Police Act 1996 (c. 16) (jurisdiction, &c.),

(i) sections 6, 9, 46, 55, 90, 93 and 94 of the Police Act 1997 (c. 50) (appointments, &c.),

(j) sections 1 and 16 of the Crime and Disorder Act 1998 (c. 37) (anti-social behaviour and truancy),

(k) sections 34, 44, 121 and 122 of the Terrorism Act 2000 (c. 11) (powers),

(l) section 100 of the Anti-terrorism, Crime and Security Act 2001 (c. 24) (jurisdiction of transport police), and

(m) sections 26, 43, 82 and 106 of the Police Reform Act 2002 (c. 30) (co-operation, safety and nationality).