Paragraph 5 Obscene Publications Act 1959 (c. 66)

Changes not yet applied. Later legislation changes this provision in ways not yet written into the text below:

Sch. 1 para. 56ZA and cross-heading inserted by Public Authorities (Fraud, Error and Recovery) Act 2025 s. 85(4)
Sch. 1 para. 10 word substituted by Crime and Policing Act 2026 s. 171(3)(a)
Sch. 1 para. 92 word substituted by Crime and Policing Act 2026 s. 171(3)(a)
Sch. 1 para. 10 words substituted by Crime and Policing Act 2026 s. 171(3)(b)
Sch. 1 para. 92 words substituted by Crime and Policing Act 2026 s. 171(3)(b)
Sch. 1 para. 73Z and cross-heading inserted by Children’s Wellbeing and Schools Act 2026 s. 49(8)

Each of the powers of seizure conferred by section 3(1) and (2) of the Obscene Publications Act 1959 (power to search for and seize obscene materials and documents relating to a connected business).