The British Transport Police (Police Services Agreement) Order 2004

Made: 21st June 2004

Laid before Parliament: 23rd June 2004

Coming into force: 1st July 2004

The Secretary of State, in exercise of the powers conferred upon him by sections 34(1) and 74(1) of the Railways and Transport Safety Act 2003 , and having consulted in accordance with section 34(5) of that Act, hereby makes the following Order:

Citation and commencement

1

This Order may be cited as the British Transport Police (Police Services Agreement) Order 2004 and shall come into force on 1st July 2004.

Requirement to enter into a police services agreement

2

• (1) A person—

• (a) who provides railway services in respect of—

• (i) a train used on a network for the purpose of carrying passengers;

• (ii) a train used on a network for the purpose of carrying goods;

• (iii) a light maintenance depot; or

• (iv) a station, and

• (b) who has been granted a licence pursuant to section 8 of the Railways Act 1993 authorising him to be the operator of the train, light maintenance depot or station in question, or who has been granted a railway undertaking licence pursuant to the Railway (Licensing of Railway Undertakings) Regulations 2005 ..., in connection with the railway services in question or who holds a relevant European licence,

shall enter into a police services agreement.

• (2) Network Rail, being a person who provides railway services in respect of a network, shall enter into a police services agreement.

• (3) In this article “Network Rail” means Network Rail Infrastructure Limited, a private limited company whose registration number is 02904587 and whose registered address is 40 Melton Street, London NW1 2EE ....

• (4) In this article “relevant European licence” has the meaning given in section 6(2) of the Railways Act 1993.

Signed

Signed by authority of the Secretary of State for Transport

Tony McNulty — Parliamentary Under Secretary of State — Department for Transport — 2004-06-21

Explanatory note

(This note is not part of the Order)

1This order requires a person described in article 2(1) and Network Rail Infrastructure Limited to enter into a police services agreement; (see section 33 of the Railways and Transport Safety Act 2003 which contains provisions about a police services agreement).

2A full regulatory impact assessment has not been produced for this instrument as it has no impact on the costs of business.

Footnotes

[^f00001]: 2003 (c. 20).

[^f00002]: 1993 c. 43. Section 8 is amended by sections 215, 216 and 274 of, and paragraphs 8 and 10 of Schedule 16, paragraphs 1 and 4 of Schedule 17 and Part IV of Schedule 31 to the Transport Act 2000 (c. 38). Section 8 will be further amended on 5th July 2004 by Section 16(5) of, and paragraphs 1, 3 and 5 of Schedule 2 to, the Railways and Transport Safety Act 2003 (c. 20).

Editorial notes

[^c5243961]: 2003 (c. 20).

[^c5243971]: 1993 c. 43. Section 8 is amended by sections 215, 216 and 274 of, and paragraphs 8 and 10 of Schedule 16, paragraphs 1 and 4 of Schedule 17 and Part IV of Schedule 31 to the Transport Act 2000 (c. 38). Section 8 will be further amended on 5th July 2004 by Section 16(5) of, and paragraphs 1, 3 and 5 of Schedule 2 to, the Railways and Transport Safety Act 2003 (c. 20).

[^key-9a37275676669255e5ae7fb3b7c0b4d1]: Words in art. 2(1)(b) added (28.11.2005) by The Railway (Licensing of Railway Undertakings) Regulations 2005 (S.I. 2005/3050), reg. 1(1), Sch. 1 para. 12(2)

[^key-498a3cdc6a89dc6b42894e178ff74dde]: Art. 2 modified (31.12.2020) by The Railway (Licensing of Railway Undertakings) (Amendment etc.) (EU Exit) Regulations 2019 (S.I. 2019/700), regs. 1(2), 41; 2020 c. 1, Sch. 5 para. 1(1)

[^key-e6b9c34f91a6f90ef7545423b1af7e01]: Words in art. 2(1)(b) substituted (31.12.2020) by The Railway (Licensing of Railway Undertakings) (Amendment etc.) (EU Exit) Regulations 2019 (S.I. 2019/700), regs. 1(2), 29(2)(a); 2020 c. 1, Sch. 5 para. 1(1)

[^key-373e57ba42578defca81472d667c3588]: Words in art. 2(1)(b) omitted (31.12.2020) by virtue of The Railway (Licensing of Railway Undertakings) (Amendment etc.) (EU Exit) Regulations 2019 (S.I. 2019/700), regs. 1(2), 29(2)(b); 2020 c. 1, Sch. 5 para. 1(1)

[^key-5c63ac4ae88a8106e2a4c7f2d1658f06]: Words in art. 2(3) omitted (31.12.2020) by virtue of The Railway (Licensing of Railway Undertakings) (Amendment etc.) (EU Exit) Regulations 2019 (S.I. 2019/700), regs. 1(2), 29(3); 2020 c. 1, Sch. 5 para. 1(1)

[^key-e1ba9238c8745e83228507d6251bf921]: Words in art. 2(1)(b) inserted (31.1.2022 at 11.00 p.m.) by The Railway (Licensing of Railway Undertakings) (Amendment) Regulations 2021 (S.I. 2021/1105), regs. 1(3), 13(2)

[^key-0fbe5129f8274903bed1e0154f639549]: Art. 2(4) inserted (31.1.2022 at 11.00 p.m.) by The Railway (Licensing of Railway Undertakings) (Amendment) Regulations 2021 (S.I. 2021/1105), regs. 1(3), 13(3)