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					<dc:identifier>http://www.legislation.gov.uk/ukpga/1994/33/section/85</dc:identifier><dc:title>Criminal Justice and Public Order Act 1994</dc:title><dc:description>An Act to make further provision in relation to criminal justice (including employment in the prison service); to amend or extend the criminal law and powers for preventing crime and enforcing that law; to amend the Video Recordings Act 1984; and for purposes connected with those purposes.</dc:description><dc:date>1994-11-03</dc:date><dc:type>text</dc:type><dc:format>text/xml</dc:format><dc:language>en</dc:language><dc:publisher>Statute Law Database</dc:publisher><dc:modified>2026-07-10</dc:modified><dc:contributor>Expert Participation</dc:contributor><dct:valid>2026-06-29</dct:valid>
					
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RestrictStartDate="1995-02-03"><Number>Part VII</Number><Title> Obscenity and Pornography and Videos</Title><Pblock DocumentURI="http://www.legislation.gov.uk/ukpga/1994/33/part/VII/crossheading/obscene-publications-and-indecent-photographs-of-children" IdURI="http://www.legislation.gov.uk/id/ukpga/1994/33/part/VII/crossheading/obscene-publications-and-indecent-photographs-of-children" NumberOfProvisions="4" RestrictStartDate="1995-02-03" id="part-VII-crossheading-obscene-publications-and-indecent-photographs-of-children"><Title> Obscene publications and indecent photographs of children</Title><P1group RestrictExtent="E+W+N.I." RestrictStartDate="2007-03-01"><Title> Arrestable offences to include certain offences relating to obscenity or indecency.</Title><P1 DocumentURI="http://www.legislation.gov.uk/ukpga/1994/33/section/85" IdURI="http://www.legislation.gov.uk/id/ukpga/1994/33/section/85" id="section-85"><Pnumber><CommentaryRef Ref="c13103641"/>85</Pnumber><P1para><P2 DocumentURI="http://www.legislation.gov.uk/ukpga/1994/33/section/85/1" IdURI="http://www.legislation.gov.uk/id/ukpga/1994/33/section/85/1" id="section-85-1"><Pnumber>1</Pnumber><P2para><Text><CommentaryRef Ref="c19820441"/>. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .</Text></P2para></P2><P2 DocumentURI="http://www.legislation.gov.uk/ukpga/1994/33/section/85/2" IdURI="http://www.legislation.gov.uk/id/ukpga/1994/33/section/85/2" id="section-85-2"><Pnumber>2</Pnumber><P2para><Text><CommentaryRef Ref="c19820441"/>. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .</Text></P2para></P2><P2 DocumentURI="http://www.legislation.gov.uk/ukpga/1994/33/section/85/3" IdURI="http://www.legislation.gov.uk/id/ukpga/1994/33/section/85/3" id="section-85-3"><Pnumber>3</Pnumber><P2para><Text><CommentaryRef Ref="c19820441"/>. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .</Text></P2para></P2><P2 DocumentURI="http://www.legislation.gov.uk/ukpga/1994/33/section/85/4" IdURI="http://www.legislation.gov.uk/id/ukpga/1994/33/section/85/4" id="section-85-4"><Pnumber>4</Pnumber><P2para><Text><CommentaryRef Ref="c19840641"/>. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .</Text></P2para></P2><P2 DocumentURI="http://www.legislation.gov.uk/ukpga/1994/33/section/85/5" IdURI="http://www.legislation.gov.uk/id/ukpga/1994/33/section/85/5" id="section-85-5"><Pnumber>5</Pnumber><P2para><Text><CommentaryRef Ref="c19840641"/>. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .</Text></P2para></P2><P2 DocumentURI="http://www.legislation.gov.uk/ukpga/1994/33/section/85/6" IdURI="http://www.legislation.gov.uk/id/ukpga/1994/33/section/85/6" id="section-85-6"><Pnumber>6</Pnumber><P2para><Text><CommentaryRef Ref="c19840641"/>. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .</Text></P2para></P2></P1para></P1></P1group></Pblock></Part></Body></Primary><Commentaries><Commentary id="c13103641" Type="E"><Para><Text><CitationSubRef id="c01233" URI="http://www.legislation.gov.uk/id/ukpga/1994/33/section/85/1" UpTo="http://www.legislation.gov.uk/id/ukpga/1994/33/section/85/3" Type="group" StartSectionRef="section-85-1" EndSectionRef="section-85-3">S. 85(1) to (3)</CitationSubRef> extends to England and Wales only; <CitationSubRef id="c01234" URI="http://www.legislation.gov.uk/id/ukpga/1994/33/section/85/4" UpTo="http://www.legislation.gov.uk/id/ukpga/1994/33/section/85/6" Type="group" StartSectionRef="section-85-4" EndSectionRef="section-85-6">s. 85(4) to (6)</CitationSubRef> extends to Northern Ireland only see <CitationSubRef id="c01235" URI="http://www.legislation.gov.uk/id/ukpga/1994/33/section/172/7/15" SectionRef="section-172-7-15">s. 172(7)(15)</CitationSubRef></Text></Para></Commentary><Commentary id="c19820441" Type="F"><Para><Text><CitationSubRef id="c01236" URI="http://www.legislation.gov.uk/id/ukpga/1994/33/section/85/1" UpTo="http://www.legislation.gov.uk/id/ukpga/1994/33/section/85/3" Type="group" StartSectionRef="section-85-1" EndSectionRef="section-85-3">S. 85(1)-(3)</CitationSubRef> repealed (1.1.2006) by <Citation URI="http://www.legislation.gov.uk/id/ukpga/2005/15" id="c01237" Year="2005" Class="UnitedKingdomPublicGeneralAct" Number="15" Title="Serious Organised Crime and Police Act 2005">Serious Organised Crime and Police Act 2005 (c. 15)</Citation>, <CitationSubRef id="c01238" URI="http://www.legislation.gov.uk/id/ukpga/2005/15/section/174" CitationRef="c01237" SectionRef="section-174">ss. 174</CitationSubRef>, <CitationSubRef id="c01239" URI="http://www.legislation.gov.uk/id/ukpga/2005/15/section/178" CitationRef="c01237" SectionRef="section-178">178</CitationSubRef>, <CitationSubRef id="c01240" URI="http://www.legislation.gov.uk/id/ukpga/2005/15/schedule/17/part/2" CitationRef="c01237" SectionRef="schedule-17-part-2" Operative="true">Sch. 17 Pt. 2</CitationSubRef>; <Citation URI="http://www.legislation.gov.uk/id/uksi/2005/3495" id="c01241" Class="UnitedKingdomStatutoryInstrument" Year="2005" Number="3495">S.I. 2005/3495</Citation>, <CitationSubRef id="c01242" URI="http://www.legislation.gov.uk/id/uksi/2005/3495/article/2/1/u/xxxvi" CitationRef="c01241" SectionRef="article-2-1-u-xxxvi" Operative="true">art. 2(1)(u)(xxxvi)</CitationSubRef> (subject to <CitationSubRef id="c01243" URI="http://www.legislation.gov.uk/id/uksi/2005/3495/article/2" CitationRef="c01241" SectionRef="article-2">art. 2</CitationSubRef>)</Text></Para></Commentary><Commentary id="c19840641" Type="F"><Para><Text><CitationSubRef id="c01244" URI="http://www.legislation.gov.uk/id/ukpga/1994/33/section/85/4" UpTo="http://www.legislation.gov.uk/id/ukpga/1994/33/section/85/6" Type="group" StartSectionRef="section-85-4" EndSectionRef="section-85-6">S. 85(4)-(6)</CitationSubRef> repealed (1.3.2007) by The Police and Criminal Evidence (Amendment) (Northern Ireland) Order 2007 (<Citation URI="http://www.legislation.gov.uk/id/uksi/2007/288" id="c01245" Class="UnitedKingdomStatutoryInstrument" Year="2007" Number="288">S.I. 2007/288</Citation> N.I. 2), arts. 1(2), 41, {Sch. 2}</Text></Para></Commentary></Commentaries></Legislation>