Timeline of Legislation
There have been several Acts of Parliament of this name:
- Obscene Publications Act 1857
- Obscene Publications Act 1959
- Obscene Publications Act 1964
Of these, only the 1959 and 1964 acts are still in force in England and Wales, as amended by more recent legislation. They define the legal bounds of obscenity in England and Wales, and are used to enforce the censorship of obscene material. Irish law diverged from English law in 1929, replacing the OPA 1857 with a new Irish act; see Irish statutes relating to censorship.
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