Power to contract for police services
51.—(1) Merseytravel may enter into any agreement with a police authority and its chief officer of police for the police force maintained by that authority to provide policing services for or in connection with the authorised tram system, including at any tram system premises.
(2) Any such agreement may provide for—
(a)Merseytravel to make such payment or other consideration for those policing services as the parties may agree; and
(b)such incidental and ancillary matters as the parties consider appropriate.
(3) In this article—
(a)“chief officer of police” means a chief officer of police within the meaning of the Police Act 1996(1) or the Chief Constable of the British Transport Police Force;
(b)“police authority” means a police authority within the meaning of that Act or the British Transport Police Authority; and
(c)“tram system premises” means any premises of Merseytravel used for or in connection with the operation of the authorised tram system, including the operations and control centre, any other building and any tramcar.