6 Statutory undertakers etc.U.K.
(1)A constable employed by statutory undertakers may stop, detain and search any vehicle before it leaves a goods area included in the premises of the statutory undertakers.
[F1(1A)Without prejudice to any powers under subsection (1) above, a constable employed [F2by the [F3British Transport Police Authority]] may stop, detain and search any vehicle before it leaves a goods area which is included in the premises of any successor of the British Railways Board and is used wholly or mainly for the purposes of a relevant undertaking.]
(2)In this section “goods area” means any area used wholly or mainly for the storage or handling of goods [F4; and “successor of the British Railways Board” and “relevant undertaking” have the same meaning as in the Railways Act 1993 (Consequential Modifications) Order 1999.]
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Textual Amendments
F1S. 6(1A) inserted (13.8.1999) by S.I. 1999/1998, art. 5(1)
F2Words in s. 6(1A) substituted (1.2.2001) by 2000 c. 38, s. 217, Sch. 18 para. 5; S.I. 2001/57, art. 3(1) (Subject to Sch. 2 Pt II)
F3Words in s. 6(1A) substituted (1.7.2004) by The British Transport Police (Transitional and Consequential Provisions) Order 2004 (S.I. 2004/1573), art. 12(1)(e)
F4Words in s. 6(2) inserted (13.8.1999) by S.I. 1999/1998, art. 5(2)
F5S. 6(3) repealed (1.4.2005) by Energy Act 2004 (c. 20), ss. 197, 198(2), Sch. 23 Pt. 1; S.I. 2005/877, art. 2(1), Sch. 1 Table
F6S. 6(4) repealed (1.4.2005) by Energy Act 2004 (c. 20), ss. 197, 198(2), Sch. 23 Pt. 1; S.I. 2005/877, art. 2(1), Sch. 1 Table