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Changes over time for: Cross Heading: Jurisdiction
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Version Superseded: 25/01/2018
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Point in time view as at 15/12/2017.
Changes to legislation:
There are currently no known outstanding effects for the Railways and Transport Safety Act 2003, Cross Heading: Jurisdiction.
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31JurisdictionE+W+S
(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.
(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.
Modifications etc. (not altering text)
Commencement Information
32ProsecutionE+W+S
Where the Police Force investigates an offence in the course of the exercise of its functions, the Chief Constable may institute criminal proceedings in England and Wales in respect of the offence.
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