Article 45 Power to contract for police services

(1)

The promoter may enter into any agreement with a local policing body and its chief officer for the police force maintained by that body to provide policing services for or in connection with the authorised tram system, including at any tram system premises.

(2)

Any such agreement may provide for—

(a)

the promoter to make such payment or other consideration for those policing services as the parties may agree; and

(b)

such incidental and ancillary matters as the parties consider appropriate.

(3)

In this article—

(a)

“chief officer” means a chief officer of police or the Chief Constable of the British Transport Police Force;

(b)

“local policing body” means a local policing body within the meaning of that Act or the British Transport Police Authority within the meaning of the Railways and Transport Safety Act 2003^f1; and

(c)

“tram system premises” means any premises of the promoter used for or in connection with the operation of the authorised tram system, including the operations and control centre, any other building and any tramcar.

Annotations

Footnotes

f1: 2003 c. 20.