Paragraph 1

Nothing in this Schedule—

(a)

shall afford a defence to a charge in respect of any offence at common law or under a statutory provision other than this Schedule; or

(b)

shall be taken into account in any way—

(i)

at a trial for such an offence; or

(ii)

in proceedings for forfeiture under the 1857 c. 83 Obscene Publications Act 1857 or Article 5 of the 1978 NI 17 Protection of Children (Northern Ireland) Order 1978; or

(iii)

in proceedings for condemnation under Schedule 3 to 1979 c. 2 the Customs and Exercise Management Act 1979 of goods which section 42 of the 1876 c. 36 Customs Consolidation Act 1876 prohibits to be imported or brought into the United Kingdom as being indecent or obscene; or

(c)

shall in any way limit the other powers exercisable under any of those statutory provisions.