Criminal Justice and Public Order Act 1994

Valid from 03/02/1995

85 Arrestable offences to include certain offences relating to obscenity or indecency.E+W+N.I.

(1) The M1Police and Criminal Evidence Act 1984 shall be amended as follows.

(2)In section 24(2) (arrestable offences), after paragraph (e), there shall be inserted the following paragraphs—

“(f)an offence under section 2 of the M2Obscene Publications Act 1959 (publication of obscene matter);

(g)an offence under section 1 of the M3Protection of Children Act 1978 (indecent photographs and pseudo-photographs of children);”.

(3)At the end of Part II of Schedule 5 (serious arrestable offences mentioned in section 116(2)(b)) there shall be inserted the following paragraphs—

“16 Protection of Children Act 1978 (c. 37.)

Section 1 (indecent photographs and pseudo-photographs of children).

17 Obscene Publications Act 1959 (c.66.)

Section 2 (publication of obscene matter).”.

(4)The M4Police and Criminal Evidence (Northern Ireland) Order 1989 shall be amended as provided in subsections (5) and (6) below.

(5)In Article 26(2) (arrestable offences), after sub-paragraph (e), there shall be inserted the following sub-paragraph—

“(f)an offence under Article 3 of the M5Protection of Children (Northern Ireland) Order 1978 (indecent photographs and pseudo-photographs of children).”.

(6)At the end of Part II of Schedule 5 (serious arrestable offences mentioned in Article 87(2)(b)) there shall be inserted the following paragraph—

“13 Protection of Children (Northern Ireland) Order 1978 (1978 N.I.17)

Article 3 (indecent photographs and pseudo-photographs of children).”.