Obscene Publications Act, 1961 🇳🇬

Nigeria

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Obscene Publications Act, 1961

  • Published in Official Gazette supplement 71 on 5 October 1961
  • Assented to on 29 September 1961
  • Commenced on 5 October 1961
  • [This is the version of this document from 5 October 1961.]
AN ACT TO AMEND THE LAW RELATING TO THE PUBLICATION OF OBSCENE MATTER; TO PROVIDE FOR THE PROTECTION OF LITERATURE; AND TO STRENGTHEN THE LAW CONCERNING PORNOGRAPHY.
BE IT ENACTED by the Legislature of the Federation of Nigeria in this present Parliament assembled and by the authority of the same as follows:

1. Short title, etc.

This Act may be cited as the Obscene Publications Act, 1961, and shall apply to the Federal territory.

2. Interpretation

In this Act,—“article” means anything capable of being or likely to be looked at and read or looked at or read, and includes any film or record of a picture or pictures; and any sound records;"distributes" includes circulates, lends, sells, lets on hire or offers for sale or on hire;“projects” in relation to an article to be looked at or hea…

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