obscene publications act 1959
1Obscene Publications Act 1959 — United Kingdom Parliament …
2Obscene Publications Act 1857 — Parliament of the United Kingdom Statute book chapter 20 21 Vict. c.83 Territorial extent England and Wales, Ireland …
3Obscene Publications Act — ▪ British law in British law, either of two codifications of prohibitions against obscene literature adopted in 1857 and in much revised form in 1959. The earlier act, also called Lord Campbell s Act (one of several laws named after chief… …
4Obscene Publications Acts — Since 1857, a series of obscenity laws known as the Obscene Publications Acts have governed what can be published in England and Wales. The classic definition of criminal obscenity is if it tends to deprave and corrupt, stated in 1868 by John… …
5Children and Young Persons (Harmful Publications) Act 1955 — United Kingdom Parliament Long title An Act to prevent the dissemination of certain pictorial publications harmful to children and young persons …
6Obscene libel — The publication of an obscene libel was an offence under the common law of England. Prior to the abolition by section 1 of the Criminal Law Act 1967 of the distinction between felony and misdemeanour, it was regarded as a misdemeanour.[1] It has… …
71959 in the United Kingdom — Events from the year 1959 in the United Kingdom.Incumbents*Monarch HM Queen Elizabeth II *Prime Minister Harold Macmillan, Conservative PartyEvents* 19 February The United Kingdom grants Cyprus its independence. * 23 February Prime Minister… …
8Criminal Justice and Immigration Act 2008 — The Criminal Justice and Immigration Act 2008[1] Parliament of the United Kingdom Long title An Act to make further provision about criminal justice (inc …
9Criminal Law Act 1977 — The Criminal Law Act 1977[1] Parliament of the United Kingdom Long title An Act to amend the law of England and Wales with respect to criminal conspiracy …
10List of Acts of Parliament of the United Kingdom Parliament, 1940-1959 — This is an incomplete list of Acts of the Parliament of the United Kingdom for the years 1940 1959. For acts passed prior to 1707 see List of Acts of Parliament of the English Parliament and List of Acts of Parliament of the Scottish… …
