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Ord. No. 9/87 CONTROL OF OBSCENE AND INDECENT
ARTICLES
Section
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Prohibition on publishing Class III article
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Restriction on publishing Class II article
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Defence of public good
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PART V
DETERMINATION BY A TRIBUNAL
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Tribunal to have exclusive jurisdiction...
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PART VI
APPEALS
CONTROL OF OBSCENE AND INDECENT
L.S.
ARTICLES
HONG KONG
No. 9 of 1987
1 assent.
Ord. No. 9/87
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David AKERS-JONES,
Acting Governor.
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Appeal
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PART VII
ENFORCEMENT
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Presumptions relating to publication
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19 February 1987
An Ordinance to control articles which consist of or contain material that is obscene or indecent (including material that is violent, depraved or repulsive), to establish tribunals to determine whether an article is obscene or indecent, or whether matter publicly displayed is indecent, and to classify articles as obscene or indecent or neither obscene nor indecent, and for matters incidental thereto.
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Proof of certain matters ...
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Search and seizure under warrant...
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Ancillary powers of officers under warrant
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Seizure by member of Customs and Excise Service
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Detained article to be taken before magistrate
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Obstruction
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Enacted by the Governor of Hong Kong, with the advice and consent of the Legislative Council thereof.
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Liability to forfeiture
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Order for forfeiture...
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Procedure in relation to forfeiture...
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Obliteration of indecent matter
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Procedure in relation to obliteration
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PART I
PRELIMINARY
PART VIII
1. (1) This Ordinance may be cited as the Control of Obscene and Short title and Indecent Articles Ordinance 1987.
commencement.
RULES, REGULATIONS and the Powers of the ReGISTRAR
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Chief Justice may make rules...
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Powers of Registrar...
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(2) This Ordinance shall come into operation on a day to be appointed by the Governor by notice in the Gazette.
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Regulations
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2. (1) In this Ordinance, unless the context otherwise requires-
Interpretation.
PART IX
MiscellaneOUS
47.
Repeal of Objectionable Publications Ordinance
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Transitional
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"adjudicator" means an adjudicator appointed to the panel of adjudicators
under section 5;
"application" means an application under section 13 and “applicant” shall
be construed accordingly;