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Statutory Instrument 2004 No. 1522

The British Transport Police (Police Services Agreement) Order 2004

(The document as of February, 2008)

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STATUTORY INSTRUMENTS


2004 No. 1522


TRANSPORT


The British Transport Police (Police Services Agreement) Order 2004


 Made21st June 2004 
 Laid before Parliament23rd June 2004 
 Coming into force1st July 2004 

The Secretary of State, in exercise of the powers conferred upon him by sections 34(1) and 74(1) of the Railways and Transport Safety Act 2003[1], and having consulted in accordance with section 34(5) of that Act, hereby makes the following Order:

Citation and commencement
    1.This Order may be cited as the British Transport Police (Police Services Agreement) Order 2004 and shall come into force on 1st July 2004.

Requirement to enter into a police services agreement
    2. - (1) A person - 

    (a) who provides railway services in respect of - 

      (i) a train used on a network for the purpose of carrying passengers;

      (ii) a train used on a network for the purpose of carrying goods;

      (iii) a light maintenance depot; or

      (iv) a station, and

    (b) who has been granted a licence pursuant to section 8 of the Railways Act 1993[2] authorising him to be the operator of the train, light maintenance depot or station in question,

shall enter into a police services agreement.

    (2) Network Rail, being a person who provides railway services in respect of a network, shall enter into a police services agreement.

    (3) In this article "Network Rail" means Network Rail Infrastructure Limited, a private limited company whose registration number is 02904587 and whose registered address is 40 Melton Street, London NW1 2EE.



Signed by authority of the Secretary of State for Transport


Tony McNulty
Parliamentary Under Secretary of State Department for Transport

21st June 2004


EXPLANATORY NOTE

(This note is not part of the Order)


    1.This order requires a person described in article 2(1) and Network Rail Infrastructure Limited to enter into a police services agreement; (see section 33 of the Railways and Transport Safety Act 2003 which contains provisions about a police services agreement).

    2.A full regulatory impact assessment has not been produced for this instrument as it has no impact on the costs of business.

Notes:

[1] 2003 (c. 20).back

[2] 1993 c. 43. Section 8 is amended by sections 215, 216 and 274 of, and paragraphs 8 and 10 of Schedule 16, paragraphs 1 and 4 of Schedule 17 and Part IV of Schedule 31 to the Transport Act 2000 (c. 38). Section 8 will be further amended on 5th July 2004 by Section 16(5) of, and paragraphs 1, 3 and 5 of Schedule 2 to, the Railways and Transport Safety Act 2003 (c. 20).back


ISBN 0 11 049416 4


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