The Railways and Transport Safety Act 2003 (Commencement No. 3) Order 2004

Commencement of provisions

3.  The following provisions of the 2003 Act shall come into force on 1st July 2004—

(a)section 18 (The British Transport Police Authority);

(b)section 19 (Exercise of functions);

(c)section 20 (Establishment of Police Force);

(d)section 21 (Chief Constable);

(e)section 22 (Deputy Chief Constable);

(f)section 23 (Assistant Chief Constables);

(g)section 24 (Constables);

(h)section 25 (Special constables);

(i)section 26 (Cadets);

(j)section 27 (Civilian employees);

(k)section 28 (Exercise of powers by civilians);

(l)section 29 (Terms of employment);

(m)section 30 (Trade union membership);

(n)section 31 (Jurisdiction);

(o)section 32 (Prosecution);

(p)section 33 (Police services agreement);

(q)sub-sections (2), (3) and (4) of section 34 (Compulsory police services agreement);

(r)section 35 (Arbitration by Secretary of State);

(s)section 36 (Police regulations: general);

(t)section 37 (Police regulations: special constables);

(u)section 38 (Police regulations: cadets);

(v)section 39 (British Transport Police Federation);

(w)section 40 (Regulations: approval in draft);

(x)section 41 (Police regulations: direction to Authority);

(y)section 42 (Police regulations by Secretary of State);

(z)section 43 (Regulations: further appeal);

(aa)section 44 (Equipment regulations);

(bb)section 45 (Regulation of procedure and practice);

(cc)section 46 (Conditions of service: Transport Police Conference);

(dd)section 47 (Code of practice: Authority);

(ee)section 48 (Code of practice: Chief Constable);

(ff)section 49 (Service outside Police Force);

(gg)section 50 (Police objectives: Authority);

(hh)section 51 (Police objectives: Secretary of State);

(ii)section 52 (Railways policing plan);

(jj)section 53 (Performance targets);

(kk)section 54 (Performance directions);

(ll)section 55 (Three-year strategy plan);

(mm)section 56 (Reports by Chief Constable);

(nn)section 57 (Annual report by Authority);

(oo)section 58 (Other reports to Secretary of State);

(pp)section 59 (Statistics);

(qq)section 60 (Inquiry);

(rr)section 61 (Inquiry: supplemental);

(ss)section 62 (Public consultation);

(tt)section 63 (Inspection);

(uu)section 64 (Action after adverse inspection report);

(vv)section 65 (Remedial direction);

(ww)section 66 (Action plan);

(xx)section 67 (Senior appointment: delegation of function);

(yy)section 68 (Offences);

(zz)section 69 (Part III of the Road Traffic Offenders Act 1988 (c. 53));

(aaa)section 70 (International assistance);

(bbb)section 71 (Exercise of functions by Secretary of State);

(ccc)section 72 (Crown application);

(ddd)section 73 (Consequential, transitional and incidental provision);

(eee)section 75 (Interpretation);

(fff)section 76 (Index of defined expressions);

(ggg)section 77 (Extent);

(hhh)section 118 (repeals) so far as it relates to the provisions of Schedule 8 brought into force by paragraph (kkk);

(iii)Schedule 4 (British Transport Police Authority);

(jjj)Schedule 5 (British Transport Police: Consequential Amendments);

(kkk)In Schedule 8 (Repeals), the entries relating to the British Transport Commission Act 1949(1), sections 132 and 133 of, and Schedule 10 to, the Railways Act 1993(2), paragraphs 7 to 10 of Schedule 18 to the Transport Act 2000(3) and the Anti-terrorism, Crime and Security Act 2001(4).