{
  "url": "https://openlegislation.uk/british-transport-police-police-services-agreement-order-2004/article-2",
  "json_url": "https://openlegislation.uk/british-transport-police-police-services-agreement-order-2004/article-2.json",
  "legislation": "uksi/2004/1522",
  "legislation_title": "The British Transport Police (Police Services Agreement) Order 2004",
  "legislation_url": "https://openlegislation.uk/british-transport-police-police-services-agreement-order-2004",
  "path": "article/2",
  "kind": "article",
  "number": "2",
  "heading": "Requirement to enter into a police services agreement",
  "text": "(1) A person—\n(a) who provides railway services in respect of—\n(i) a train used on a network for the purpose of carrying passengers;\n(ii) a train used on a network for the purpose of carrying goods;\n(iii) a light maintenance depot; or\n(iv) a station, and\n(b) who has been granted a licence pursuant to section 8 of the Railways Act 1993 authorising him to be the operator of the train, light maintenance depot or station in question, or who has been granted a railway undertaking licence pursuant to the Railway (Licensing of Railway Undertakings) Regulations 2005 ..., in connection with the railway services in question or who holds a relevant European licence,\nshall enter into a police services agreement.\n(2) Network Rail, being a person who provides railway services in respect of a network, shall enter into a police services agreement.\n(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 ....\n(4) In this article “relevant European licence” has the meaning given in section 6(2) of the Railways Act 1993.",
  "extent": "E+W+S",
  "status": null,
  "version": "current",
  "annotations": [
    {
      "type": "F",
      "label": "F1",
      "text": "Words in art. 2(1)(b) added (28.11.2005) by The Railway (Licensing of Railway Undertakings) Regulations 2005 (S.I. 2005/3050), reg. 1(1), Sch. 1 para. 12(2)"
    },
    {
      "type": "F",
      "label": "F2",
      "text": "Words in art. 2(1)(b) substituted (31.12.2020) by The Railway (Licensing of Railway Undertakings) (Amendment etc.) (EU Exit) Regulations 2019 (S.I. 2019/700), regs. 1(2), 29(2)(a); 2020 c. 1, Sch. 5 para. 1(1)"
    },
    {
      "type": "F",
      "label": "F3",
      "text": "Words in art. 2(1)(b) omitted (31.12.2020) by virtue of The Railway (Licensing of Railway Undertakings) (Amendment etc.) (EU Exit) Regulations 2019 (S.I. 2019/700), regs. 1(2), 29(2)(b); 2020 c. 1, Sch. 5 para. 1(1)"
    },
    {
      "type": "F",
      "label": "F4",
      "text": "Words in art. 2(1)(b) inserted (31.1.2022 at 11.00 p.m.) by The Railway (Licensing of Railway Undertakings) (Amendment) Regulations 2021 (S.I. 2021/1105), regs. 1(3), 13(2)"
    },
    {
      "type": "F",
      "label": "F5",
      "text": "Words in art. 2(3) omitted (31.12.2020) by virtue of The Railway (Licensing of Railway Undertakings) (Amendment etc.) (EU Exit) Regulations 2019 (S.I. 2019/700), regs. 1(2), 29(3); 2020 c. 1, Sch. 5 para. 1(1)"
    },
    {
      "type": "F",
      "label": "F6",
      "text": "Art. 2(4) inserted (31.1.2022 at 11.00 p.m.) by The Railway (Licensing of Railway Undertakings) (Amendment) Regulations 2021 (S.I. 2021/1105), regs. 1(3), 13(3)"
    },
    {
      "type": "M",
      "label": "M1",
      "text": "1993 c. 43. Section 8 is amended by sections 215, 216 and 274 of, and paragraphs 8 and 10 of Schedule 16, paragraphs 1 and 4 of Schedule 17 and Part IV of Schedule 31 to the Transport Act 2000 (c. 38). Section 8 will be further amended on 5th July 2004 by Section 16(5) of, and paragraphs 1, 3 and 5 of Schedule 2 to, the Railways and Transport Safety Act 2003 (c. 20)."
    },
    {
      "type": "C",
      "label": "C1",
      "text": "Art. 2 modified (31.12.2020) by The Railway (Licensing of Railway Undertakings) (Amendment etc.) (EU Exit) Regulations 2019 (S.I. 2019/700), regs. 1(2), 41; 2020 c. 1, Sch. 5 para. 1(1)"
    }
  ],
  "outstanding_effects": [],
  "provenance": {
    "source": "legislation.gov.uk",
    "source_url": "https://www.legislation.gov.uk/uksi/2004/1522/article/2",
    "retrieved_at": "2026-10-29T05:23:57.264471+00:00"
  },
  "licence": "Open Government Licence v3.0",
  "licence_url": "https://www.nationalarchives.gov.uk/doc/open-government-licence/version/3/",
  "attribution": "Contains public sector information licensed under the Open Government Licence v3.0. Source: legislation.gov.uk, The National Archives."
}