Commencement of provisions3.

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 19492, sections 132 and 133 of, and Schedule 10 to, the Railways Act 19933, paragraphs 7 to 10 of Schedule 18 to the Transport Act 20004 and the Anti-terrorism, Crime and Security Act 20015.