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in aid of or contributing to the performance of the functions or duties of that agency;

"exhibit" means—

(a) for a film, text message or picture, to display, screen or project the contents contained in the film, text message or picture in order that another individual may see it; or
(b) for a sound recording (which is not the soundtrack of a film), to play the contents contained in the sound recording in order that another individual may hear it;

"film" means—

(a) a cinematograph film;
(b) a video recording, or a slide, disc, tape or solid state recording device containing information by the use of which one or more series of visual images may be produced electronically and shown as a moving picture; or
(c) any other form of recording from which a moving visual image, including a computer generated image, can be produced and viewed (together with its soundtrack),

and includes any part of a film, and any copy or part of a copy of the whole or any part of a film;

"information" includes data, text, maps, images, sound, codes, computer programs, software and databases;

"law enforcement activity" means—

(a) the exercise by any police officer or law enforcement officer of—
(i) any function of maintaining law and order, preserving public peace or preventing and detecting crimes and offences; or
(ii) any power of investigation, search, seizure or arrest under any written law;