The Local Government (Miscellaneous Provisions) (Northern Ireland) Order 1985

1.  Nothing in this Schedule—N.I.

(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.