SCHEDULETHE LONDON LUTON AIRPORT PASSENGER TRANSIT SYSTEM BYELAWS 2021

PART 6ENFORCEMENT

Name and address22

1

Any person reasonably suspected by an authorised person of breaching or attempting to breach any of the byelaws must give that person’s name and address when requested to do so by an authorised person.

2

The authorised person requesting details under byelaw 22(1) must state the nature of the suspected breach of the byelaws in general terms at the time of the request.

Compliance with instructions23

A person must carry out the instructions of an authorised person where the authorised person is acting within powers given to the authorised person under the byelaws. Where a person fails to carry out the instruction, the person commits an offence under the byelaws.

Removal of persons24

1

Any person who is reasonably believed by an authorised person to be in breach of any of the byelaws must leave the passenger transit system when asked to do so by an authorised person.

2

Any person who is reasonably believed by an authorised person to be in breach of any of the byelaws and who fails to leave when asked to do so by an authorised person may be removed from the passenger transit system by an authorised person using reasonable force.

3

This right of removal is in addition to the imposition of any penalty for the breach of the byelaws.

4

In exercising powers conferred by byelaws 24(1) and (2) the authorised person must state the nature of the breach of the byelaws in general terms prior to exercising the power conferred upon the authorised person.

Identification of authorised persons25

1

An authorised person who is exercising any power conferred on an authorised person by any of the byelaws must produce a form of identification when requested to do so.

2

The form of identification mentioned in byelaw 25(1) must include the name of the authorised person’s employer and a means of identifying the authorised person.

Offence and level of fines26

Any person who breaches any of the byelaws commits an offence and is liable on summary conviction to a fine not exceeding level 3 on the standard scale.

Notices27

A person is not subject to any penalty for breach of any of the byelaws by disobeying a notice unless it is proved to the satisfaction of the Court before whom the complaint is laid that the notice referred to in the particular byelaw was displayed.

Breaches by authorised persons28

An authorised person acting in the course of the duties of the authorised person is not liable for a breach of any of byelaws 4, 6(2) and 6(3), 8(c) and 8(e), 10, 11, 12(1), 14, 15, 16, 17(2) to 17(4) and 18.