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It seems that the regulations have not been properly set and will be set by the Secretary of State: http://www.opsi.gov.uk/acts/acts2006/ukpga_20060012_en_2#pb4
by acg 17y ago
It seems that the regulations have not been properly set and will be set by the Secretary of State: http://www.opsi.gov.uk/acts/acts2006/ukpga_20060012_en_2#pb4-l1g19 http://www.opsi.gov.uk/acts/acts2006/ukpga_20060012_en_2#pb4...
I'm hoping that this is just there in case the powers are needed to shut down criminal activity related to the Olympics. Having a law is one thing, how it is enacted is another.
- ErrantX 17y agoGood find on the link. If it were criminal activity, though, whats to stop the police getting a warrant?
- acg 17y agoSome of these articles are alarmist. It remains to be seen how the police or the government will enact any of these powers. It's not clear what the criminal activity would be, the law is often made to allow the police to act quickly. Say the Olympic brand were used in some sort of con, the police would have powers to disassociate that activity from the Olympics. To assume this is to be used to create a monopoly could be cynical at this point.
- ErrantX 17y agoGetting a warrant can be fast under existing laws; there doesn't appear to be any need for them to remove that requirement as far as I can see.