Article 3 Application of tripartite articlesI1

United Kingdom

Changes not yet applied. Later legislation changes this provision in ways not yet written into the text below:

art. 3(3) words substituted by Channel Tunnel (Miscellaneous Provisions) 2014 art. 3(3)(a)
art. 3(3) words substituted by Channel Tunnel (Miscellaneous Provisions) 2014 art. 3(3)(b)
art. 3(2) words substituted by Channel Tunnel (International Arrangements and Miscellaneous Provisions) 2020 art. 8(2)
art. 3(3) substituted by Channel Tunnel (International Arrangements and Miscellaneous Provisions) 2020 art. 8(3)

(1)

The tripartite articles shall have the force of law in the United Kingdom—

(a)

within a control zone, and

(b)

elsewhere for the authorised purposes only.

(2)

F1Subject to paragraph (4), without prejudice to paragraph (1) officers belonging to the Kingdom of Belgium and officers belonging to the French Republic shall to the extent specified in the tripartite articles have rights and obligations and powers to carry out functions in the United Kingdom.

(3)

F2Subject to paragraph (4), for the purpose of giving full effect to Article 17 of the Part II provisions F3and to Article 17 of the Part III provisions (accommodation, etc., for Belgian authorities) the appropriate Minister may by written notice require any occupier or person concerned with the management of a terminal control point to provide such accommodation, installations and equipment as may be necessary to satisfy requirements determined under Article 16 of the Protocol mentioned in article 2(3)(b) above and under that Article as applied by Article 3 of the Administrative Arrangement (which requires the competent authorities of the Kingdom of Belgium and of the United Kingdom to determine their respective requirements in consultation with one another).

F4(4)

Nothing in this article implies the existence of a control zone in the station of London-Waterloo on British Territory.

Annotations

Textual amendments

F1: Words in art. 3(2) inserted (14.11.2007) by The Channel Tunnel (Miscellaneous Provisions) (Amendment) Order 2007 (S.I. 2007/2908), arts. 1, 2(2)
F2: Words in art. 3(3) inserted (14.11.2007) by The Channel Tunnel (Miscellaneous Provisions) (Amendment) Order 2007 (S.I. 2007/2908), arts. 1, 2(2)
F3: Words in art. 3(3) inserted (25.10.2004) by The Channel Tunnel (Miscellaneous Provisions) (Amendment) Order 2004 (S.I. 2004/2589), arts. 1, 3(2)
F4: Art. 3(4) inserted (14.11.2007) by The Channel Tunnel (Miscellaneous Provisions) (Amendment) Order 2007 (S.I. 2007/2908), arts. 1, 2(2)

Commencement

I1: Art. 3 comes into force on the date the Agreement enters into force in accordance with art. 1(1)