What UK Indecent Displays (Control) Act 1981 (c. 42) - Public Indecent Display Offence requires
The UK Indecent Displays (Control) Act 1981 (c. 42) makes it an offence to publicly display indecent matter: Section 1(1) provides 'If any indecent matter is publicly displayed the person making the display and any person causing or permitting the display to be made shall be guilty of an offence'; matter displayed in or visible from any public place is 'publicly displayed' subject to two exceptions in Section 1(3): paid-access venues where payment is required specifically for that display, and shop areas accessible only past an adequate warning notice (Section 1(6)) - but both exceptions apply only where persons under 18 are excluded; Section 1(4) excludes television broadcasts, art gallery/museum displays visible only within those spaces, Crown or local authority building displays visible only within those buildings, theatre performances, and licensed film exhibitions; Section 1(6) prescribes the exact warning notice text: 'WARNING - Persons passing beyond this notice will find material on display which they may consider indecent. No admittance to persons under 18 years of age.' - with WARNING as heading, no pictures, and positioned so unavoidable; the Act does not apply to actual human bodies; penalties under Section 4 include fines on summary conviction and unlimited fine or imprisonment up to 2 years on indictment; jurisdiction covers England, Wales, and Scotland.
Pillar: Adult Industry & Sexual Content Compliance · Authority: Parliament of the United Kingdom (Public General Act 1981 c. 42; Royal Assent 27 July 1981; in force 27 August 1981) · Version: 1.0.0 · Last updated:
Primary source: https://www.legislation.gov.uk/ukpga/1981/42/section/1
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- UK Indecent Displays (Control) Act 1981 Section 1(1) THE OFFENCE: 'If any indecent matter is publicly displayed the person making the display and any person causing or permitting the display to be made shall be guilty of an offence.'
- UK Indecent Displays (Control) Act 1981 Section 1(2) PUBLIC DISPLAY DEFINITION: 'Any matter which is displayed in or so as to be visible from any public place shall, for the purposes of this section, be deemed to be publicly displayed.' Section 1(3) provides exceptions: 'public place' for the purposes of this section means, subject to the following provisions, any place to which the public have or are permitted to have access (whether on payment or otherwise) while that matter is displayed except (a) a place to which the public are permitted to have access only on payment which is or includes payment for that display; or (b) a shop or any part of a shop to which the public can only gain access by passing beyond an adequate warning notice; but the exclusions imposed by paragraphs (a) and (b) of this subsection shall only apply where persons under the age of 18 years are not permitted to enter while that matter is displayed there.'
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