Part 4Police powers etc.
Chapter 2Provisions modifying and supplementing police powers
The British Transport Police
76 Amendments to Part 3 of the Road Traffic Offenders Act 1988
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Part 3 of the Road Traffic Offenders Act 1988 (c. 53) (fixed penalties) shall be amended as follows.
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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.”
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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
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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);