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(1)This Act binds the Crown, subject to subsection (2).
(2)Sections 5 to 8 do not bind the Crown.
(3)A person serving or employed for policing purposes is not to be treated as a servant or agent of the Crown for the purposes of subsection (2).
(4)The reference in subsection (3) to a person serving or employed for policing purposes is to—
(a)a member of a police force,
(b)a special constable appointed under section 27 of the Police Act 1996 or section 25 of the Railways and Transport Safety Act 2003,
(c)a person employed for the purposes of a police force, or
(d)a community support volunteer or a policing support volunteer designated under section 38 of the Police Reform Act 2002.
(5)In subsection (4) “police force” includes—
(a)the British Transport Police Force,
(b)the Civil Nuclear Constabulary, and
(c)the Ministry of Defence police.
(6)The reference in subsection (4)(d) to section 38 of the Police Reform Act 2002 includes that section as applied by section 28 of the Railways and Transport Safety Act 2003 (application to British Transport Police).
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