Part 3

British Transport Police

Jurisdiction

Jurisdiction
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1
A constable of the Police Force shall have all the powers and privileges of a constable—
a
on track,
b
on network,
c
in a station,
d
in a light maintenance depot,
e
on other land used for purposes of or in relation to a railway,
f
on other land in which a person who provides railway services has a freehold or leasehold interest, and
g
throughout Great Britain for a purpose connected to a railway or to anything occurring on or in relation to a railway.
2
A constable of the Police Force may enter property which is or forms part of anything specified in subsection (3)—
a
without a warrant,
b
using reasonable force if necessary, and
c
whether or not an offence has been committed.
3
Those things are—
a
track,
b
a network,
c
a station,
d
a light maintenance depot, and
e
a railway vehicle.
4
In this section “powers” includes powers under an enactment whenever passed or made.
S. 31 in force at 1.7.2004 by S.I. 2004/1572, art. 3(n)
S. 31(3) applied (S.) (11.4.2017) by The Network Rail (Glasgow Queen Street Station) Order 2017 (S.S.I. 2017/100), arts. 1, 46(1) (with art. 37)