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Section 85: Arrestable offences to include certain offences relating to obscenity or indecency.

Criminal Justice and Public Order Act 1994 · 1994 c. 33View on legislation.gov.uk

This provision is repealed
It is retained for historical reference and may not reflect the law currently in force.

Part VII: Obscenity and Pornography and Videos

REPEALED on 2006-01-01 by Serious Organised Crime and Police Act 2005.

The text below is the provision as originally enacted. It is historical and may not include amendments made before this status change. View the enacted source.

The Police and Criminal Evidence Act 1984 shall be amended as follows.

In section 24(2) (arrestable offences), after paragraph (e), there shall be inserted the following paragraphs—

(f)an offence under section 2 of theObscene Publications Act 1959 (publication of obscene matter); (g) an offence under section 1 of theProtection of Children Act 1978 (indecent photographs and pseudo-photographs of children);

At the end of Part II of Schedule 5 (serious arrestable offences mentioned in section 116(2)(b)) there shall be inserted the following paragraphs—

Protection of Children Act 1978 (c. 37.) (16) Section 1 (indecent photographs and pseudo-photographs of children). Obscene Publications Act 1959 (c. 66.) (17) Section 2 (publication of obscene matter).

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

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 theProtection of Children (Northern Ireland) Order 1978 (indecent photographs and pseudo-photographs of children).

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—

Protection of Children (Northern Ireland) Order 1978 (1978 N.I.17) (13) Article 3 (indecent photographs and pseudo-photographs of children).

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