# Terrorism (Protection of Premises) Act 2025, Paragraph 17: Public authorities

Extent: E+W+S+N.I.
Status: prospective

(1) Use (other than use mentioned elsewhere in this Schedule) for the provision by a public authority of facilities or services to visiting members of the public.
(2) Where the relevant Schedule 1 use of qualifying premises is the use mentioned in sub-paragraph (1), the person responsible for the premises is the public authority.
(3) In this paragraph “public authority” means a person exercising functions of a public nature.

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Source: https://www.legislation.gov.uk/ukpga/2025/10/schedule/1/paragraph/17 (the official version)
Page: https://openlegislation.uk/terrorism-protection-of-premises-act-2025/schedule-1/paragraph-17
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