163 Local authority powers to provide closed-circuit television
Criminal Justice and Public Order Act 1994 (1994 c 33) | Legislation

Closed-circuit television by local authorities

163  Local authority powers to provide closed-circuit television

(1)     Without prejudice to any power which they may exercise for those purposes under any other enactment, a local authority may take such of the following steps as they consider will, in relation to their area, promote the prevention of crime or the welfare of the victims of crime—

(a)     providing apparatus for recording visual images of events occurring on any land in their area;

[(b)     providing within their area an electronic communications service which is distributed—

(i)     only

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