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There are currently no known outstanding effects for the Obscene Publications Act 1959, Introductory Text.
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Obscene Publications Act 1959
1959 CHAPTER 66 7 and 8 Eliz 2
An Act to amend the law relating to the publication of obscene matter; to provide for the protection of literature; and to strengthen the law concerning pornography.
[29th July 1959]
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