Part 1Defence procurement

Defence procurement arrangements

5Jurisdiction of Ministry of Defence Police

1

The places to which section 2(2) of the Ministry of Defence Police Act 1987 (jurisdiction) applies include land, vehicles, vessels, aircraft and hovercraft which are—

a

in the possession, under the control or used for the purposes of a contractor, and

b

used for the purposes of, or for purposes which include, the provision of defence procurement services to the Secretary of State by virtue of arrangements mentioned in section 1.

2

Section 2(3) of that Act has effect as if the reference to Crown property included a reference to property which—

a

belongs to a contractor, is in its possession or under its control or has been unlawfully removed from its possession or control, and

b

is, or was immediately before its removal, used to any extent for the purpose of the provision of defence procurement services as mentioned in subsection (1)(b).

3

Section 2(3) of that Act also has effect as if the reference to a contract entered into by the Secretary of State for Defence for the purposes of his Department or the Defence Council included a reference to a contract entered into by a contractor for the purposes of, or for purposes which include, the provision of defence procurement services as mentioned in subsection (1)(b).