Obscene Publications Acts
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Territorial extent | England and Wales |
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Text of the Obscene Publications Acts as in force today (including any amendments) within the United Kingdom, from legislation.gov.uk. |
Since 1857, a series of obscenity laws known as the Obscene Publications Acts have governed what can be published in England and Wales. The classic definition of criminal obscenity is if it "tends to deprave and corrupt," stated in 1868 by Lord Justice Cockburn, in Regina v. Hicklin, now known as the Hicklin test.
Timeline of legislation
There have been several Acts of Parliament of this name:
- Obscene Publications Act 1857
- Obscene Publications Act 1959[1]
- Obscene Publications Act 1964[2]
Of these, only the 1959 and 1964 acts are still in force in England and Wales, as amended by more recent legislation. They define the legal bounds of obscenity in England and Wales, and are used to enforce the removal of obscene material. Irish law diverged from English law in 1929, replacing the OPA 1857 with a new Irish act.
Key cases under the Obscene Publications Act
Scottish prohibitions on obscene material are to be found in section 51 of the Civic Government (Scotland) Act 1982.
See also
- Censorship in the United Kingdom
- Pornography in the United Kingdom
- Section 63 of the Criminal Justice and Immigration Act 2008 – defines 'extreme pornography' and details offences
References
External links
- Article on the Acts
- Conditions of Charge for Obscene material
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- Obscene Publications Acts
- Video Recordings Act 1984
- Section 63 of the Criminal Justice and Immigration Act 2008
- Audiovisual Media Services Regulations 2014
- Digital Economy Act 2017
- 40+
- The Adult Channel
- Babes and Brazzers
- Babestation
- Babeworld
- Blue Hustler
- GAYtv
- Hustler TV
- Playboy One
- Portland TV
- Sex Station
- SmileTV
- Television X
- Vivid TV
- Babestation
- Babeworld
- Electric Blue
- Sex Station
- TVX Callgirls Live
- UK Raw!
- Yasmeena Ali
- Sophie Anderson
- Cathy Barry
- Paul Baxendale-Walker
- Samantha Bentley
- John T. Bone
- Nicky Crane
- Eileen Daly
- Mark Davis
- Belle Delphine
- Ben Dover
- Linzi Drew
- Derek Hay
- Sahara Knite
- Keiran Lee
- Linsey Dawn McKenzie
- Mary Millington
- Rebecca More
- Wilde Oscar
- Tuppy Owens
- Kay Parker
- Fiona Richmond
- Aiden Shaw
- Long Dong Silver
- Tanya Tate
- Michelle Thorne
- Eve Vorley
- Taylor Wane
- Others
- Sexual Freedom Awards
- SHAFTA Awards
- UK Adult Film and Television Awards
- Paul Raymond
- David Sullivan
- Richard Desmond
- Gold Star Publications
- Russell Gay
- Harrison Marks
- Mayfair
- Knave
- Men Only
- Club International
- The Cremorne
- Escort
- Filament
- Razzle
- Fiesta
- Forum
- Asian Babes
- Men's World
- The Pearl
- Photo Bits
- Quim
- Suck
- Whitehouse
- Zoo Weekly
- Daily Sport / Sunday Sport (newspapers)
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