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Prohi tion on blishing an indecent

article to a juvenile.

25. (1)

Subject to subsection (2), any person who

publishes any indecent article to a person who is a

juvenile, whether or not he knows that it is an indecent

article or that such person is a juvenile, commits an

offence and is liable to a fine of $200,000 and to

imprisonment for 12 months.

(2) No person shall be convicted of an offence under

this section if it is proved that -

(a) the article the subject of the charge is, or was

at the date that he was alleged to have committed

that offence, classified as a Class I article;

(b)

he inspected an identity card or passport

purporting to be the identity card or passport of

the juvenile and believed on reasonable grounds

that he was not a juvenile; or

(c) he published the indecent article in accordance

with conditions relating to its publication

imposed by the Tribunal under section 21.