Paragraph 2 Application of 2016 Act to British Transport Police Force

After section 31 of the Railways and Transport Safety Act 2003^f1 insert—

“Exercise of powers and privileges in Scotland

31A

(1)

Where a constable of the Police Force exercises in Scotland any power or privilege of a constable, Parts 1 and 2 of the Criminal Justice (Scotland) Act 2016 (in this section “the 2016 Act”) apply in relation to the exercise as though the power or privilege were exercised by a constable of the Police Service of Scotland.

(2)

For the purposes of subsection (1)—

(a)

in section 64 of the 2016 Act (police custody), references to a person arrested by a constable are to be read as including a person arrested by a constable of the Police Force,

(b)

section 69 of the 2016 Act (publication of information by police) does not apply.”.