Search Results for: Customs Consolidation Act 1876

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Derrick v Commissioners of Customs and Excise: CA 1972

The Court was concerned with the seizure of 35mm cinematograph films on the ground that they were ‘indecent or obscene articles’ for the purposes of the 1876 Act. The prohibited articles were defined by the relevant section: ‘Indecent or obscene prints, paintings, photographs, books, cards, lithographic or other engravings, or any other indecent or obscene … Continue reading Derrick v Commissioners of Customs and Excise: CA 1972

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Regina v Forbes (Giles): CACD 4 Apr 2000

A person who set out to import pornographic videos, and received packages which hid their true content, was guilty of importing the content, as indecent photographs of children, even if that had not been what was expected. If he knows he is evading a prohibition against importation, he is responsible for what is imported. Citations: … Continue reading Regina v Forbes (Giles): CACD 4 Apr 2000

Regina v Forbes (Giles): HL 20 Jul 2001

The defendant had been convicted of evading a prohibition on importing articles of an obscene or indecent nature. He had been unaware of whether the articles were indecent images of children, or otherwise obscene images. Since the provisions which made these unlawful and therefore prohibited were so different, he claimed it was necessary to have … Continue reading Regina v Forbes (Giles): HL 20 Jul 2001