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)
C1S. 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)
Commencement Information
I1S. 31 in force at 1.7.2004 by S.I. 2004/1572, art. 3(n)