The Police and Fire Reform (Scotland) Act 2012 (Consequential Provisions and Modifications) Order 2013

Assistance by British Transport Police Force to Police Service of Scotland

5.—(1) The chief constable of the British Transport Police Force may provide constables or other assistance for the purposes of enabling the Police Service of Scotland to meet any special demand on its resources.

(2) Such assistance—

(a) may be provided at the request of the chief constable of the Police Service of Scotland;

(b) must be provided if the Secretary of State, on being satisfied that it is expedient in the interests of public safety that the Police Service of Scotland should be reinforced or should receive other resources for the purposes of enabling it to meet any special demand on its resources, so directs.

(3) Assistance is to be provided on such terms as may be agreed between the British Transport Police Authority and the Scottish Police Authority (including terms for meeting the costs of such assistance) or, failing such agreement, on such terms as may be determined by the Secretary of State and the Scottish Ministers (acting jointly).

(4) A constable providing assistance in pursuance of this article—

(a) is under the direction and control of the chief constable of the Police Service of Scotland;

(b) has all the functions conferred on a constable of the Police Service of Scotland; and

(c) has all the powers and privileges of a constable serving with the Police Service of Scotland.

(5) Section 24 of the 2012 Act applies in relation to a constable providing assistance under this article as it applies in relation to a constable engaged on service with the Police Service of Scotland.