162Obscenity in programme services: England and Wales
(1)In section 1 of the [1959 c. 66.] Obscene Publications Act 1959 (test of obscenity)—
(a)the proviso to subsection (3) (exemption for television and sound broadcasting) shall cease to have effect; and
(b)the following subsections shall be added after that subsection—
“(4)For the purposes of this Act a person also publishes an article to the extent that any matter recorded on it is included by him in a programme included in a programme service.
(5)Where the inclusion of any matter in a programme so included would, if that matter were recorded matter, constitute the publication of an obscene article for the purposes of this Act by virtue of subsection (4) above, this Act shall have effect in relation to the inclusion of that matter in that programme as if it were recorded matter.
(6)In this section “programme” and “programme service” have the same meaning as in the Broadcasting Act 1990.”
(2)Schedule 15 to this Act shall have effect for the purpose of supplementing subsection (1) above.