Paragraph 4
BRITISH TRANSPORT POLICE COMMITTEE
There shall be a committee (to be known as “the British Transport Police Committee”) to whom the chief constable shall be responsible for the adminstration of the Force in accordance with the directions from time to time given to him by the Committee.
Subject to paragraph (ba) below, the Committee shall consist of a Chairman appointed by the Railways Board and not more than six other members appointed by that Board and one member each appointed by such of the other Boards requiring the services of the Force to be made available to them under this Scheme as may from time to time wish to appoint a member thereto.The Railways Board and such other Boards are in this Clause hereinafter collectively referred to as “the represented Boards”.
In addition to members appointed under paragraph (b) above, any other user of the Force—
which is or has at any time been a company wholly owned by the Crown within the meaning of the Railways Act 1993, and
which is an operator of a network within the meaning of Part I of that Act,
may appoint one member to the Committee, and where such a user appoints a member to the Committee any reference, in whatever terms, in the succeeding provisions of this article or article 6(a) below to the other Boards which require the services of the Force to be made available to them shall be deemed to include a reference to that user.
the terms of appointment of each member of the Committee shall be such as shall be agreed between the represented Boards.
Of the members to be appointed by the Railways Board—
at least one shall be appointed after consultation with the other represented Boards from among persons who have had wide experience of, or who have shown capacity in, the control or administration of police; and
one other shall be appointed after consultation with the Central Rail Users' Consultative Committee established under section 3 of the Railways Act 1993 from among persons who have had wide experience of the interests and concerns of users of railway services and facilities.
A member of the Committee shall hold office in accordance with the terms of his appointment and may at any time resign his membership by notice to the Board which appointed him and each of the represented Boards may (unless the terms of appointment otherwise provide) at any time remove any member appointed by that Board by notice to such member.
The Committee may act notwithstanding a vacancy among its members.
In the event that a member of the Committee is prevented by exceptional circumstances from attending a meeting of the Committee, his place may be filled by a deputy who shall previously have been nominated, and whose nomination shall have been notified to the Committee, for that purpose by the Board who appointed that member.
The quorum of the Committee shall be four and subject thereto the Committee shall determine its own procedure.
It shall be the duty of the Committee—
to supervise the administration of the Force by the Chief Constable on such lines as may from time to time be determined by the Committee, following consultation with the represented Boards, and to give to him all such directions as may from time to time be necessary for that purpose;
to secure the maintenance of an adequate and efficient police service by the Force for the areas within the jurisdiction of the Force defined in section 53(1) of the British Transport Commmission Act 1949;
to determine the number of persons of each rank in the force which is to constitute the establishment of the force;
to provide and maintain such buildings, structures, premises, vehicles, apparatus, clothing and other equipment as may be required for the purposes of the Force;
to make recommendations to the represented Boards in respect of any matter relating to the Force;
to exercise on behalf and in the name of the Railways Board the powers of the Railways Board under section 53 of the British Transport Commission Act 1949; and
to do on behalf and in the name of the Railways Board all other things whch may be necessary for performing their functions under this Scheme.
Notice of every decision of the Committee with respect to any matter relating to the Force shall be sent to each of the represented Boards who shall be deemed to have approved such decision unless they signify in writing to the Committee and all other represented Boards within seven days of receipt of such notice that they object thereto, and the Committee and the represented Boards shall give effect to any decision of the Committee which is approved or deemed to be approved as aforesaid.Effect shall not be given to any decision to which a represented Board have objected, unless the objection is withdrawn, but any represented Board may apply to the Minister after notice to the others for a determination of any matter arising out of the objection and the Committee and the represented Boards shall give effect to such determination.
The Railways Board shall appoint a secretary to the Committee.
The Committee may appoint such civilian staff to assist the Force as they may determine.