This Act may be cited as the Children and Young Persons (Harmful Publications) Act 1955.

In this Act the expressions “child” and “young person” have the meanings assigned to them respectively by section one hundred and seven of the M1Children and Young Persons Act 1933, or, in Scotland, by section one hundred and ten of the M2Children and Young Persons (Scotland) Act 1937, the expression “plate” (except where it occurs in the expression “photographic plate”) includes block, mould, matrix and stencil and the expression “photographic film” includes photographic plate.

No provision of this Act, other than the provisions of the last foregoing section, shall extend to Northern Ireland.

This Act shall come into operation at the expiration of one month beginning with the date of its passing.

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