{
  "url": "https://openlegislation.uk/railways-and-transport-safety-act-2003/section-86",
  "json_url": "https://openlegislation.uk/railways-and-transport-safety-act-2003/section-86.json",
  "legislation": "ukpga/2003/20",
  "legislation_title": "Railways and Transport Safety Act 2003",
  "legislation_url": "https://openlegislation.uk/railways-and-transport-safety-act-2003",
  "path": "section/86",
  "kind": "section",
  "number": "86",
  "heading": "Right of entry",
  "text": "(1) A constable in uniform may board a ship if he reasonably suspects that he may wish to exercise a power by virtue of section 83 or under section 85 in respect of a person who is or may be on the ship.\n(2) A constable in uniform may enter any place if he reasonably suspects that he may wish to exercise a power by virtue of section 83 or under section 85 in respect of a person who is or may be in that place.\n(3) For the purposes of boarding a ship or entering a place under this section a constable—\n(a) may use reasonable force;\n(b) may be accompanied by one or more persons.",
  "extent": "E+W+N.I.",
  "status": null,
  "version": "current",
  "annotations": [
    {
      "type": "I",
      "label": "I1",
      "text": "S. 86 in force at 30.3.2004 by S.I. 2004/827, art. 3(i)"
    }
  ],
  "outstanding_effects": [],
  "provenance": {
    "source": "legislation.gov.uk",
    "source_url": "https://www.legislation.gov.uk/ukpga/2003/20/section/86",
    "retrieved_at": "2026-10-29T09:18:20.260952+00:00"
  },
  "licence": "Open Government Licence v3.0",
  "licence_url": "https://www.nationalarchives.gov.uk/doc/open-government-licence/version/3/",
  "attribution": "Contains public sector information licensed under the Open Government Licence v3.0. Source: legislation.gov.uk, The National Archives."
}