{
  "url": "https://openlegislation.uk/criminal-justice-and-immigration-act-2008/section-70",
  "json_url": "https://openlegislation.uk/criminal-justice-and-immigration-act-2008/section-70.json",
  "legislation": "ukpga/2008/4",
  "legislation_title": "Criminal Justice and Immigration Act 2008",
  "legislation_url": "https://openlegislation.uk/criminal-justice-and-immigration-act-2008",
  "path": "section/70",
  "kind": "section",
  "number": "70",
  "heading": "Indecent photographs of children: Northern Ireland",
  "text": "(1) The Protection of Children (Northern Ireland) Order 1978 (S.I. 1978/1047 (N.I. 17)) is amended as follows.\n(2) In Article 2(2) (interpretation) in paragraph (b) of the definition of “indecent pseudo-photograph”, for “a pseudo-photograph” substitute “ an indecent pseudo-photograph ”.\n(3) After Article 2(2) insert—\n“(2A) In this Order, references to a photograph also include—\n(a) a tracing or other image, whether made by electronic or other means (of whatever nature)—\n(i) which is not itself a photograph or pseudo-photograph, but\n(ii) which is derived from the whole or part of a photograph or pseudo-photograph (or a combination of either or both); and\n(b) data stored on a computer disc or by other electronic means which is capable of conversion into an image within paragraph (a);\nand paragraph (3)(c) applies in relation to such an image as it applies in relation to a pseudo-photograph.”\n(4) In article 3A(1)(b) (exception for members of the Security Service)—\n(a) after “Security Service” insert “ or the Secret Intelligence Service ”;\n(b) for “the Service” substitute “ that Service ”.",
  "extent": "E+W",
  "status": null,
  "version": "current",
  "annotations": [],
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  "provenance": {
    "source": "legislation.gov.uk",
    "source_url": "https://www.legislation.gov.uk/ukpga/2008/4/section/70",
    "retrieved_at": "2026-10-31T10:33:09.448635+00:00"
  },
  "licence": "Open Government Licence v3.0",
  "licence_url": "https://www.nationalarchives.gov.uk/doc/open-government-licence/version/3/",
  "attribution": "Contains public sector information licensed under the Open Government Licence v3.0. Source: legislation.gov.uk, The National Archives."
}