CONTROL OF OBSCENE AND INDECENT ARTICLES
Ord. No. 9/87
A33
CONTROL OF OBSCENE AND INDECENT ARTICLES ORDINANCE 1987
ARRANGEMENT OF SECTIONS
Section
Page
| PART I Preliminary | ||
| 1. | Short title and commencement ............................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................ |
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| 2. | Interpretation ............................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................ |
A35 |
| 3. | Ordinance not to apply in case of certain films and advertising material ............................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................ |
A37 |
| 4. | Effective date of classification and conditions ............................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................ |
A37 |
| PART II Obscene Articles Tribunals | ||
| 5. | Panel of adjudicators ............................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................ |
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| 6. | Appointment of Obscene Articles Tribunals ............................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................ |
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| 7. | Membership of Tribunal ............................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................ |
A38 |
| 8. | Jurisdiction ............................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................ |
A38 |
| 9. | Immunity ............................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................ |
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| 10. | Guidance to Tribunal ............................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................ |
A39 |
| 11. | Powers ............................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................ |
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| 12. | Offences relating to a Tribunal ............................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................ |
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| PART III Classification of Articles by a Tribunal | ||
| 13. | Submission of article to Tribunal ............................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................ |
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| 14. | Interim classification ............................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................ |
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| 15. | Requirement for full hearing ............................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................ |
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| 16. | Full hearing to be in public ............................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................ |
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| 17. | Reconsideration of article ............................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................ |
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| 18. | Publisher etc. to give notice of classification ............................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................ |
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| 19. | Registrar to give notice ............................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................ |
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| 20. | Registrar to keep repository ............................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................ |
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| PART IV Offences | ||
| 21. | Prohibition on publishing obscene articles ............................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................ |
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| 22. | Prohibition on publishing an indecent article to a juvenile ............................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................ |
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| 23. | Prohibition on display of indecent matter ............................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................ |
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| 24. | Restriction on publishing indecent article ............................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................ |
A44 |
| 25. | Offences in relation to interim classification ............................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................ |
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