# Police and Criminal Evidence Act 1984, Section 6: Statutory undertakers etc.

Extent: E+W+S+N.I.

(1) A constable employed by statutory undertakers may stop, detain and search any vehicle before it leaves a goods area included in the premises of the statutory undertakers.
(1A) Without prejudice to any powers under subsection (1) above, a constable employed by the British Transport Police Authority may stop, detain and search any vehicle before it leaves a goods area which is included in the premises of any successor of the British Railways Board and is used wholly or mainly for the purposes of a relevant undertaking.
(2) In this section “goods area” means any area used wholly or mainly for the storage or handling of goods ; and “successor of the British Railways Board” and “relevant undertaking” have the same meaning as in the Railways Act 1993 (Consequential Modifications) Order 1999.
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Source: https://www.legislation.gov.uk/ukpga/1984/60/section/6 (the official version)
Page: https://openlegislation.uk/police-and-criminal-evidence-act-1984/section-6
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