Regulation Investigating Powers Act - Poole council used the act to follow a family and check whether they had been cheating the school catchments system. Another council used the powers to clamp down on dog fouling
Aiding and abetting misconduct in a public office - The common law offence under which Damian Green was arrested. Yesterday a prosecution of a local newspaper journalist for the same offence collapsed after police bugging evidence was declared inadmissible
Anti-terrorism, Crime and Security Act - The Treasury deployed the act to seize assets of a collapsed Icelandic bank in October. It was the first time the sweeping discretion the law offers to combat "action to the detriment of the UK's economy" was used in a non-terrorist case Public Order Act Civil rights group Liberty is concerned over the use of public order powers in cases of legitimate protests. A protester with a placard reading, "Scientology is not a religion, it is a dangerous cult", got a summons on the basis it was "threatening, abusive or insulting"
Section 44 of the Terrorism Act - Police were given the right to search suspects if it is deemed "expedient for the prevention of acts of terrorism". These powers have been used against protesters, including an 82-year-old heckler at a Labour party conference
From FT.com
