Article 8 Police services agreements relating to the cable car system

(1)

DLRL, the British Transport Police Authority and its Chief Constable may enter into agreements under section 33 (police services agreement) of the Railways and Transport Safety Act 2003^f1 for the British Transport Police Force to provide policing services for or in connection with the cable car system.

(2)

For the purposes of providing policing services under any such agreement, a constable of the British Transport Police Force—

(a)

has all the powers and privileges of a constable on the cable car system and throughout Great Britain for a purpose connected to the cable car system or to anything occurring on or in relation to the cable car system; and

(b)

may enter property which forms part of the cable car system—

(i)

without a warrant;

(ii)

using reasonable force if necessary; and

(iii)

whether or not an offence has been committed.

(3)

Any agreement entered into under paragraph (1) may provide for—

(a)

DLRL to make such payment or other consideration for those policing services as the parties may agree; and

(b)

such incidental and ancillary matters as the parties consider appropriate.

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Footnotes

f1: 2003 c. 20.