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The British Transport Police (Police Services Agreement) Order 2004

S.I. 2004/1522 · Made 21 June 2004 · Extends to England, Wales and Scotland

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Made 21st June 2004

Laid before Parliament 23rd June 2004

Coming into force 1st July 2004

The Secretary of State, in exercise of the powers conferred upon him by sections 34(1) and 74(1) of the Railways and Transport Safety Act 2003 M1, and having consulted in accordance with section 34(5) of that Act, hereby makes the following Order:

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Marginal citations

M1

2003 (c. 20).

Contents

  1. 1Citation and commencement
  2. 2Requirement to enter into a police services agreement
  3. Signature
  4. Explanatory note

1Citation and commencement

This Order may be cited as the British Transport Police (Police Services Agreement) Order 2004 and shall come into force on 1st July 2004.

2Requirement to enter into a police services agreementC1

(1)

A person—

(a)

who provides railway services in respect of—

(i)

a train used on a network for the purpose of carrying passengers;

(ii)

a train used on a network for the purpose of carrying goods;

(iii)

a light maintenance depot; or

(iv)

a station, and

(b)

who has been granted a licence pursuant to section 8 of the Railways Act 1993 M1 authorising him to be the operator of the train, light maintenance depot or station in question, F1or who has been granted a F2railway undertaking licence pursuant to the Railway (Licensing of Railway Undertakings) Regulations 2005 F3..., in connection with the railway services in question F4or who holds a relevant European licence,

shall enter into a police services agreement.

(2)

Network Rail, being a person who provides railway services in respect of a network, shall enter into a police services agreement.

(3)

In this article “Network Rail” means Network Rail Infrastructure Limited, a private limited company whose registration number is 02904587 and whose registered address is 40 Melton Street, London NW1 2EE F5....

F6(4)

In this article “relevant European licence” has the meaning given in section 6(2) of the Railways Act 1993.

Signature

Signed by authority of the Secretary of State for Transport

Tony McNulty

Parliamentary Under Secretary of State

Department for Transport

Explanatory note

(This note is not part of the Order)

1

This order requires a person described in article 2(1) and Network Rail Infrastructure Limited to enter into a police services agreement; (see section 33 of the Railways and Transport Safety Act 2003 which contains provisions about a police services agreement).

2

A full regulatory impact assessment has not been produced for this instrument as it has no impact on the costs of business.