# Railways and Transport Safety Act 2003, Section 28: Exercise of powers by civilians

Extent: E+W+S

(1) The following provisions of the Police Reform Act 2002 (c. 30) shall apply in relation to the Police Force as they apply in relation to other police forces—
(a) section 38 (police powers for civilian staff and volunteers),
(aa) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
(ab) sections 38B and 38C (police powers for civilian employees under collaboration agreements),
(b) section 39 (police powers for contracted-out staff),
(c) section 42 (supplementary),
(d) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
(e) section 46 (offences),
(f) section 47 (interpretation), ...
(fa) Schedule 3B (designations under section 38),
(fb) Schedule 3C (designations under section 38: additional powers and duties), and
(g) Schedule 4 (powers exercisable by contracted-out staff).
(2) For the purpose of subsection (1) the provisions specified in that subsection shall have effect with any necessary modifications and, in particular—
(a) the provisions shall have effect as if a reference to a police force were a reference to the Police Force,
(b) the provisions shall have effect as if a reference to the chief officer of police of a police force were a reference to the Chief Constable,
(c) the provisions shall have effect as if a reference to a police authority were a reference to the Authority,
(d) the provisions shall have effect as if a reference to a constable were a reference to a constable of the Police Force,
(e) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
(f) Schedules 3C and 4 shall have effect as if a reference to the relevant police area or a police area were a reference to—
(i) any place in England or Wales where a constable of the Police Force has powers by virtue of section 31(1)(a) to (f) of this Act, and
(ii) for a purpose connected to a railway or to anything occurring on or in relation to a railway, any place in England and Wales.

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Source: https://www.legislation.gov.uk/ukpga/2003/20/section/28 (the official version)
Page: https://openlegislation.uk/railways-and-transport-safety-act-2003/section-28
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