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Ord. No. 9/87 CONTROL OF OBSCENE AND INDECENT

ARTICLES

Section

26.

Prohibition on publishing Class III article

27.

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

I assent.

Ord. No. 9/87

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David AKERS-JONES,

Acting Governor.

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30. Appeal

31.

Procedure on hearing appeal...

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PART VII

ENFORCEMENT

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Presumptions relating to publication

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Proof of certain matters ...

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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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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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38.

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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PART I

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Obliteration of indecent matter

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43.

Procedure in relation to obliteration

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PRELIMINARY

PART VIII

RULES, REGULATIONS AND THE POWERS OF THE REGISTRAR

1. (1) This Ordinance may be cited as the Control of Obscene and Short title and Indecent Articles Ordinance 1987.

commencement.

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Chief Justice may make rules...

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45.

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

"adjudicator" means an adjudicator appointed to the panel of adjudicators

under section 5;

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48.

Repeal of Objectionable Publications Ordinance Transitional

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"application" means an application under section 13 and “applicant” shall

be construed accordingly;