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Railways and Transport Safety Act 2003

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Version Superseded: 25/01/2018

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Point in time view as at 15/12/2017.

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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.

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Commencement Information

I1S. 31 in force at 1.7.2004 by S.I. 2004/1572, art. 3(n)

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.

Commencement Information

I2S. 32 in force at 1.7.2004 by S.I. 2004/1572, art. 3(o)

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