NPIA sent over an advance copy of their guidelines on stop and search
under the dread s.44. These state:
The Terrorism Act 2000 does not prohibit people from taking photographs
or digital images in an area where an authority under section 44 is in
place. Officers should not prevent people taking photographs unless they
are in an area where photography is prevented by other legislation.
If officers reasonably suspect that photographs are being taken as part
of hostile terrorist reconnaissance, a search under section 43 of the
Terrorism Act 2000 or an arrest should be considered. Film and memory
cards may be seized as part of the search, but officers do not have a
legal power to delete images or destroy film. Although images may be
viewed as part of a search, to preserve evidence when cameras or other
devices are seized, officers should not normally attempt to examine
them.
Cameras and other devices should be left in the state they were found
and forwarded to appropriately trained staff for forensic examination.
The person being searched should never be asked or allowed to turn the
device on or off because of the danger of evidence being lost or
damaged.
Full Story from the register HERE
http://www.theregister.co.uk/2008/12/01/photo_police_rules/ (*Image From Google....Thanks Google)