The Act of 1993 is amended by the insertion of the following section after section 76:

"77A. Use of cameras and other devices on roads to obtain data

(1) A road authority may set up and operate cameras and other data-gathering devices on any public road, other than a national managed road, situated in its functional area for any of the following purposes:

(a) the safe and efficient management, operation and use of public roads, including traffic management and providing information to the public;

(b) charging and collecting tolls and the operation of toll roads;

(c) the deterrence, prevention, investigation and detection of criminal offences, including road traffic offences;

(d) any other purpose prescribed by the Minister.

(2) The Authority may set up and operate cameras and other data-gathering devices on any national road for any of the purposes specified in paragraphs (a) to (d) of subsection (1).

(3) The Minister may provide by regulations that the exercise by a road authority of a power in subsection (1) or by the Authority of a power referred to in subsection (2) be subject to authorisation by the Minister or to conditions, and such regulations may prescribe criteria by which the Minister may grant or refuse such authorisation and conditions subject to which the Minister may grant an authorisation or subject to which the powers may be exercised without authorisation.