Part VII U.K. Obscenity and Pornography and Videos

Obscene publications and indecent photographs of children U.K.

85 Arrestable offences to include certain offences relating to obscenity or indecency. E+W+N.I.

(1) F1 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .

(2) F1 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .

(3) F1 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .

(4) The M1 Police and Criminal Evidence (Northern Ireland) Order 1989 shall be amended as provided in subsections (5) and (6) below.

(5) In Article 26(2) (arrestable offences), after sub-paragraph (e), there shall be inserted the following sub-paragraph—

“(f) an offence under Article 3 of the M2 Protection of Children (Northern Ireland) Order 1978 (indecent photographs and pseudo-photographs of children).”.

(6) At the end of Part II of Schedule 5 (serious arrestable offences mentioned in Article 87(2)(b)) there shall be inserted the following paragraph—

“13 Protection of Children (Northern Ireland) Order 1978 (1978 N.I.17)

Article 3 (indecent photographs and pseudo-photographs of children).”.

Extent Information

E1 S. 85(1) to (3) extends to England and Wales only; s. 85(4) to (6) extends to Northern Ireland only see s. 172(7)(15)

Textual Amendments

F1 S. 85(1)-(3) repealed (1.1.2006) by Serious Organised Crime and Police Act 2005 (c. 15), ss. 174, 178, Sch. 17 Pt. 2; S.I. 2005/3495, art. 2(1)(u)(xxxvi) (subject to art. 2)

Marginal Citations

M1 S.I. 1989/1341 (N.I. 12).

M2 S.I. 1978/1047 (N.I. 17).