Mastermind and the road to Damascus

[John Wilson]

2009/2/24 Roland Perry <lists@internetpolicyagency.com>:
> In article <20090223225825.5bf7595f@peterson.fenrir.org.uk>, Brian Morrison
> <bdm@fenrir.org.uk> writes
>>
>> Because it codifies something that previously was not so, namely that
>> there is a specific offence of photographing a police officer in
>> circumstances which can be finessed to be actionable.
>
> I'd be grateful if you could quote this specific offence, because all I've
> been able to find is the bit about "information ... useful ... terrorism".


The sections which seem to be causing concern are section 76 of the
2008 act (http://www.opsi.gov.uk/acts/acts2008/ukpga_20080028_en_9#pt7-pb3-l1g76)
which extends section 58 of the 2000 act
(http://www.opsi.gov.uk/acts/acts2000/ukpga_20000011_en_6#pt6-pb1-l1g58)

You will see that the 2000 act says that a "record" can be a
photographic record.

You will also see that the 2008 act covers existing and previous
members of the armed forces, the intelligence services and constables.

John Wilson