Part VII Prohibition on Inclusion of Obscene and Other Material in Programme Services
Obscenity
163 Obscenity in programme services: Scotland.
1
Section 51 of the M1Civic Government (Scotland) Act 1982 (offences of displaying, publishing, etc. of obscene material) shall be amended in accordance with the following provisions of this section.
2
After subsection (2) there shall be inserted the following subsection—
2A
Subject to subsection (4) below, any person who—
a
is responsible for the inclusion of any obscene material in a programme included in a programme service; or
b
with a view to its eventual inclusion in a programme so included, makes, prints, has or keeps any obscene material,
shall be guilty of an offence under this section.
3
In subsection (6), paragraph (a) shall cease to have effect.
4
In subsection (8)—
a
in the definition of “material”, the words from “and” onwards shall be omitted;
b
after the definition of “prescribed sum” there shall be inserted—
“programme” and “programme service” have the same meaning as in the Broadcasting Act 1990;
c
the word “showing,” shall be omitted.