Obscene Publications Act 1959

GPTKB entity

Predicate	Object
gptkbp:instanceOf	gptkb:Act_of_Parliament
gptkbp:amendedBy	gptkb:Obscene_Publications_Act_1964
gptkbp:appliesTo	books films magazines photographs other published materials
gptkbp:category	gptkb:Obscenity_law_in_the_United_Kingdom gptkb:United_Kingdom_Acts_of_Parliament_1959
gptkbp:citation	gptkb:7_&_8_Eliz._2._c._66
gptkbp:dateEnacted	1959
gptkbp:defines	test of obscenity
gptkbp:enactedBy	gptkb:Parliament_of_the_United_Kingdom
https://www.w3.org/2000/01/rdf-schema#label	Obscene Publications Act 1959
gptkbp:longTitle	An Act to amend the law relating to the publication of obscene matter; to provide for the protection of literature; and to strengthen the law concerning pornography.
gptkbp:notableCase	gptkb:R_v_Penguin_Books_Ltd_(Lady_Chatterley's_Lover_trial)
gptkbp:providesFor	defence of public good
gptkbp:purpose	to regulate the publication of obscene materials
gptkbp:receivedRoyalAssent	29 July 1959
gptkbp:relatedLegislation	gptkb:Obscene_Publications_Act_1964 gptkb:Criminal_Justice_and_Immigration_Act_2008
gptkbp:section	Section 1: Definition of obscene Section 3: Search warrants Section 4: Defence of public good Section 5: Interpretation Section 2: Prohibition of publication of obscene matter
gptkbp:status	amended
gptkbp:territory	England and Wales
gptkbp:testOfObscenity	whether the effect of the material is to deprave and corrupt persons likely to read, see or hear it
gptkbp:bfsParent	gptkb:9_&_10_Eliz._2._c._55 gptkb:English_criminal_law gptkb:Handyside_v_United_Kingdom
gptkbp:bfsLayer	7