15. Where a constable of the British Transport Police Force is, immediately before the relevant day, assisting a constable of a police force in pursuance of a request made under section 100 of the Anti-terrorism, Crime and Security Act 2001(1)—
(a)that request is to be treated, on and after the relevant day, as having been made by a constable of the Police Service of Scotland; and
(b)the constable of the British Transport Police Force has all the powers and privileges of a constable of the Police Service of Scotland for the purposes of the incident, investigation or operation in relation to which the constable of the British Transport Police Force is providing assistance.
2001 c.24. Section 100 was amended by the Energy Act 2004 (c.20), Schedule 14, paragraph 10(3) and Schedule 23, paragraph 1.