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Police Reform Act 2002

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The British Transport PoliceE+W

75 Removal of truants to designated placesE+W

(1)In section 16 of the Crime and Disorder Act 1998 (c. 37) (removal of truants to designated place), after subsection (3) there shall be inserted—

(3A)The power of a police officer of or above the rank of superintendent under subsection (2) to specify any area falling within a police area shall be exercisable by such an officer who is a member of the British Transport Police as if the reference in that subsection to an area in the police area were a reference to—

(a)any area in or in the vicinity of any policed premises; or

(b)the whole or any part of any such premises;

and references in subsection (3) to the specified area shall have effect accordingly.

(2)In subsection (5) of that section (interpretation)—

(a)before the definition of “local authority” there shall be inserted—

British Transport Police” means the force of constables appointed under section 53 of the British Transport Commission Act 1949 (c. xxix);

and

(b)after the definition of “local authority” there shall be inserted—

policed premises” has the meaning given by section 53(3) of the British Transport Commission Act 1949;.

76 Amendments to Part 3 of the Road Traffic Offenders Act 1988E+W

(1)Part 3 of the Road Traffic Offenders Act 1988 (c. 53) (fixed penalties) shall be amended as follows.

(2)In section 54(9) (meaning of authorised person for the purposes of fixed penalty provisions), at the end there shall be inserted “or a person authorised for those purposes by or on behalf of the chief constable of the British Transport Police.”

(3)In section 75(1) (conditional offers in England and Wales), at the end there shall be inserted “or, if the constable is a member of the British Transport Police, by or on behalf of the chief constable of the British Transport Police.”

(4)In section 76(2) (limitation on proceedings), in paragraph (a), for “the chief officer” there shall be substituted “ the person by or on whose behalf the conditional offer was sent ”.

(5)In section 87 (guidance from the Secretary of State), after “areas” there shall be inserted “ and to the chief constable of the British Transport Police ”.

(6)In section 89 (interpretation of Part 3), after the definition of “authorised person” there shall be inserted—

British Transport Police” means the force of constables appointed under the British Transport Commission Act 1949 (c. xxix);.

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