PREVENTION OF CHILD PORNOGRAPHY
ORDINANCE
Ord. No. 31 of 2003
A1399
- (a) any thing in a public place, in respect of which he suspects on reasonable grounds that an offence under section 3 has been or is being or is about to be committed; and
- (b) any thing in a public place, that he suspects on reasonable grounds to be, or to contain, evidence of the commission of such an offence.
8. Obstruction
(1) Any person who—
- (a) obstructs an authorized officer or an assisting officer in the exercise of any power conferred by this Ordinance (other than section 7); or
- (b) fails to comply with any reasonable requirement, direction or demand given or made by an authorized officer or an assisting officer in the execution of a warrant,
commits an offence and is liable on conviction to a fine at level 5 and to imprisonment for 6 months.
(2) Any person who obstructs any police officer or member of the Customs and Excise Service in exercising a power conferred by section 7 commits an offence and is liable on conviction to a fine at level 3 and to imprisonment for 6 months.
9. Liability to forfeiture
(1) The following are liable to forfeiture in accordance with this Ordinance—
- (a) any child pornography that has come into the possession of the police or the Customs and Excise Service;
- (b) any—
- (i) machinery or apparatus used for showing, playing or projecting any child pornography; or
- (ii) machinery, plate, implement, utensil, photographic film or material used for the purpose of the commission of an offence under section 3(1);
- (c) any thing seized, removed or detained under section 5 or 7.
(2) Subsection (1)(b) does not apply to any thing that is used by a public officer in the execution of his duties.
