Section 31 JurisdictionI1

(1)

A constable of the Police Force shall have all the powers and privileges of a constable—

(a)

on track,

(b)

on network,

(c)

in a station,

(d)

in a light maintenance depot,

(e)

on other land used for purposes of or in relation to a railway,

(f)

on other land in which a person who provides railway services has a freehold or leasehold interest, and

(g)

throughout Great Britain for a purpose connected to a railway or to anything occurring on or in relation to a railway.

(2)

A constable of the Police Force may enter property which is or forms part of anything specified in subsection (3)—

(a)

without a warrant,

(b)

using reasonable force if necessary, and

(c)

whether or not an offence has been committed.

C1(3)

Those things are—

(a)

track,

(b)

a network,

(c)

a station,

(d)

a light maintenance depot, and

(e)

a railway vehicle.

(4)

In this section “powers” includes powers under an enactment whenever passed or made.

Annotations

C1: S. 31(3) applied (S.) (11.4.2017) by The Network Rail (Glasgow Queen Street Station) Order 2017 (S.S.I. 2017/100), arts. 1, 46(1) (with art. 37)