3 Commencement of provisions
The following provisions of the 2003 Act shall come into force on 1st July 2004—
(a) section 18 (The British Transport Police Authority);
(b) section 19 (Exercise of functions);
(c) section 20 (Establishment of Police Force);
(d) section 21 (Chief Constable);
(e) section 22 (Deputy Chief Constable);
(f) section 23 (Assistant Chief Constables);
(g) section 24 (Constables);
(h) section 25 (Special constables);
(i) section 26 (Cadets);
(j) section 27 (Civilian employees);
(k) section 28 (Exercise of powers by civilians);
(l) section 29 (Terms of employment);
(m) section 30 (Trade union membership);
(n) section 31 (Jurisdiction);
(o) section 32 (Prosecution);
(p) section 33 (Police services agreement);
(q) sub-sections (2), (3) and (4) of section 34 (Compulsory police services agreement);
(r) section 35 (Arbitration by Secretary of State);
(s) section 36 (Police regulations: general);
(t) section 37 (Police regulations: special constables);
(u) section 38 (Police regulations: cadets);
(v) section 39 (British Transport Police Federation);
(w) section 40 (Regulations: approval in draft);
(x) section 41 (Police regulations: direction to Authority);
(y) section 42 (Police regulations by Secretary of State);
(z) section 43 (Regulations: further appeal);
(aa) section 44 (Equipment regulations);
(bb) section 45 (Regulation of procedure and practice);
(cc) section 46 (Conditions of service: Transport Police Conference);
(dd) section 47 (Code of practice: Authority);
(ee) section 48 (Code of practice: Chief Constable);
(ff) section 49 (Service outside Police Force);
(gg) section 50 (Police objectives: Authority);
(hh) section 51 (Police objectives: Secretary of State);
(ii) section 52 (Railways policing plan);
(jj) section 53 (Performance targets);
(kk) section 54 (Performance directions);
(ll) section 55 (Three-year strategy plan);
(mm) section 56 (Reports by Chief Constable);
(nn) section 57 (Annual report by Authority);
(oo) section 58 (Other reports to Secretary of State);
(pp) section 59 (Statistics);
(qq) section 60 (Inquiry);
(rr) section 61 (Inquiry: supplemental);
(ss) section 62 (Public consultation);
(tt) section 63 (Inspection);
(uu) section 64 (Action after adverse inspection report);
(vv) section 65 (Remedial direction);
(ww) section 66 (Action plan);
(xx) section 67 (Senior appointment: delegation of function);
(yy) section 68 (Offences);
(zz) section 69 (Part III of the Road Traffic Offenders Act 1988 (c. 53));
(aaa) section 70 (International assistance);
(bbb) section 71 (Exercise of functions by Secretary of State);
(ccc) section 72 (Crown application);
(ddd) section 73 (Consequential, transitional and incidental provision);
(eee) section 75 (Interpretation);
(fff) section 76 (Index of defined expressions);
(ggg) section 77 (Extent);
(hhh) section 118 (repeals) so far as it relates to the provisions of Schedule 8 brought into force by paragraph (kkk);
(iii) Schedule 4 (British Transport Police Authority);
(jjj) Schedule 5 (British Transport Police: Consequential Amendments);
(kkk) In Schedule 8 (Repeals), the entries relating to the British Transport Commission Act 1949, sections 132 and 133 of, and Schedule 10 to, the Railways Act 1993, paragraphs 7 to 10 of Schedule 18 to the Transport Act 2000 and the Anti-terrorism, Crime and Security Act 2001.
1949 c.xxix.
1993 c. 43.
2000 c. 38.
2001 c. 24.