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FRIDAY, JUNE 27, 1975

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UNDER THE BILL, THOSE LIABLE ARE PEOPLE WHO PUBLISH OBJECTION- ABLE LITERATURE, WHETHER OR NOT FOR GAIN, THOSE WHO HAVE IT IN THEIR POSSESSION FOR PUBLICATION FOR GAIN AND ANYONE IMPORTING SUCH LITERATURE FOR PUBLICATION FOR GAIN WHETHER OR NOT THE PERSON IMPORTING KNOWS IT IS OBJECTIONABLE. THERE IS A WIDE DEFINITION OF "PUBLISH'', WHICH INCLUDES THE LOAN FOR GAIN OF OBJECTIONABLE MATERIAL.

THE BILL ALSO MAKES EQUIPMENT AND APPARATUS USED IN THE PRODUCTION OF PORNOGRAPHIC MATERIAL OF ANY KIND LIABLE TO FORFEITURE BY A MAGISTRATE.

UNDER THE EXISTING LAW, THE ONLY EQUIPMENT WHICH MAY BE FORFEITED IS A PROJECTOR USED FOR SHOWING OBJECTIONABLE MATERIAL.

THE SPOKESMAN SAID THE FORFEITURE CLAUSE WOULD GIVE THE PROPOSED BILL FURTHER TEETH' IN THE FIGHT AGAINST PORNOGRAPHY. +OBVIOUSLY, IN SOME CASES FORFEITURE MIGHT INVOLVE EQUIPMENT, SUCH AS PRINTING PRESSES, CAMERAS AND THE LIKE, WORTH MANY THOUSANDS OF DOLLARS,+ HE ADDED.

ALSO PUBLISHED IN THE GOVERNMENT GAZETTE TODAY IS THE SUMMARY OFFENCES (AMENDMENT) (NO. 3) BILL 1975, RELATING TO INDECENT PUBLIC LIVE PERFORMANCES.

THIS IS A SECTION TAKEN FROM THE INDECENT EXHIBITIONS ORDINANCE WHICH MAKES IT AN OFFENCE TO TAKE PART IN OR PUT ON OR MANAGE A PUBLIC LIVE PERFORMANCE WHICH IS OF AN INDECENT, OBSCENE, REVOLTING OR OFFENSIVE NATURE.