SCHEDULES
SCHEDULE 13Abolition of Royal Parks Constabulary: supplementary
Part 2Amendments
Police Reform Act 2002 (c. 30)
I111
The Police Reform Act 2002 has effect subject to the following amendments.
I312
1
Section 82 (police nationality requirements) is amended as follows.
2
In subsection (1)—
a
at the end of paragraph (e) insert “
or
”
, and
b
omit paragraph (f).
3
In subsection (3)(e) for “the Civil Nuclear Constabulary or the Royal Parks Constabulary” substitute “
or the Civil Nuclear Constabulary
”
.
4
Omit subsection (5).
I213
1
Schedule 4 (powers exercisable by police civilians) is amended as follows.
2
In paragraph 2(6) after paragraph (aa) insert—
ab
an offence committed in a specified park which by virtue of section 2 of the Parks Regulation (Amendment) Act 1926 is an offence against the Parks Regulation Act 1872; or
3
After paragraph 7C insert—
Park Trading offences
7D
1
This paragraph applies if—
a
a designation applies it to any person (“the CSO”), and
b
the CSO has under paragraph 2(3) required another person (“P”) to wait with him for the arrival of a constable.
2
If the CSO reasonably suspects that P has committed a park trading offence, the CSO may take possession of anything of a non-perishable nature which—
a
P has in his possession or under his control, and
b
the CSO reasonably believes to have been used in the commission of the offence.
3
The CSO may retain possession of the thing in question for a period not exceeding 30 minutes unless P makes an election under paragraph 2(4), in which case the CSO may retain possession of the thing in question until he is able to transfer control of it to a constable.
4
In this paragraph “park trading offence” means an offence committed in a specified park which is a park trading offence for the purposes of the Royal Parks (Trading) Act 2000.
4
In paragraph 36 after sub-paragraph (3) insert—
3A
In this Schedule “specified park” has the same meaning as in section 162 of the Serious Organised Crime and Police Act 2005.