Legislation – Railways and Transport Safety Act 2003
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Part 3British Transport Police
Jurisdiction
F131AExercise of powers and privileges in Scotland
(1)
Where a constable of the Police Force exercises in Scotland any power or privilege of a constable, Parts 1 and 2 of the Criminal Justice (Scotland) Act 2016 (in this section “the 2016 Act”) apply in relation to the exercise as though the power or privilege were exercised by a constable of the Police Service of Scotland.
(2)
For the purposes of subsection (1)—
(a)
in section 64 of the 2016 Act (police custody), references to a person arrested by a constable are to be read as including a person arrested by a constable of the Police Force,
(b)
section 69 of the 2016 Act (publication of information by police) does not apply.