The British Transport Police (Transitional and Consequential Provisions) Order 2004

Transitional and consequential provision about police services agreements

10.—(1) In this article—

(a) “an agreement for police services” means an agreement approved by the Secretary of State with the employer of the old transport police for the provision to the licence holder of services specified for the time being as core services in the code issued by the old transport police committee;

(b) “licence holder” means a person to whom a licence has been granted under section 8 of the Railways Act 1993(1); and

(c) “railway services” has the same meaning as in section 82 of the Railways Act 1993.

(2) An agreement for police services entered into before 1st July 2004 by the Strategic Rail Authority with a person providing railway services shall be deemed to be a police services agreement entered into by the Authority and that person under the provisions of section 33 of the 2003 Act.

(3) In a licence granted under section 8 of the Railways Act 1993 before the 1st July 2004 a condition requiring the licence holder to enter into an agreement for police services shall cease to have effect.

(1)

1993 c. 43. Section 8 is amended by sections 215, 216 and 274 of, and paragraphs 8 and 10 of Schedule 16, paragraphs 1 and 4 of Schedule 17 and Part IV of Schedule 31 to the Transport Act 2000 (c. 38). Section 8 will be further amended on 5^th July 2004 by Section 16(5) of, and paragraphs 1, 3 and 5 of Schedule 2 to, the Railways and Transport Safety Act 2003 (c. 20).