Section 17 Exercise of police powers in relation to journalists etcI1

A constable may not exercise a police power for the sole purpose of preventing a person from observing or reporting on a protest.

A constable may not exercise a police power for the sole purpose of preventing a person from observing or reporting on the exercise of a police power in relation to—

This section does not affect the exercise by a constable of a police power for any purpose for which it may be exercised apart from this section.

In this section—

• “injunction” means an injunction granted by the High Court, the county court or a youth court;

• “police power” means a power which is conferred on a constable by or by virtue of an enactment or by a rule of law;

• “protest-related breach”, in relation to an injunction, means a breach which is directly related to a protest;

• “protest-related offence” means an offence which is directly related to a protest.