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Media Identification of Suspects
Media Identification of People Assisting Police
Reporting on Spent Convictions
Release of Prosecution Material
Legal Challenges Under Broadcasting Act
Advertising Standards Authority
Archiving of Internet Resources
Classification of Films Videos
Defamation and Internet Service Providers
Internet Defamatory Statements
Defamation of Election Candidates
The Video Recordings Act establishes certain criminal offences which apply in relation to video works in the United Kingdom.
The following are offences under the Video Recordings Act:
Supplying or offering to supply an unclassified video work
Possession of an unclassified video work for the purposes of supply
Supplying or offering to supply recordings of classified works in breach of the classification
Supplying or offering to supply a work otherwise than in a licensed sex shop
Supplying or offering to supply a video recording not complying with the Video Recording (labelling) Regulations 1985
Supplying or offering to supply a video recording containing a false indication as to classification
The criminal offence of supplying or offering to supply an unclassified work is established by Section 9 of the Video Recordings Act and carries with it a maximum penalty on indictment of two years in prison and or an unlimited fine. On summary conviction the maximum prison term will be six months and the maximum fine to be paid will be £20,000.
The offence will not apply to video works which are exempted or the supply of such works is exempted under the Video Recordings Act.
Under Section 9 of the Act there is a defence to this offence that the individual had reasonable grounds to believe one of the following:
That the video work or if the video contained more than one work that all the works contained were works which were either exempted or had been provided with a classification under the Act
That the supply was a supply that was exempted under the Act
The criminal offence of possession of an unclassified video work for the purpose of supply is established by Section 10 of the Video Recordings Act and carries with it a maximum penalty on indictment of two years in prison and or an unlimited fine. On summary conviction the maximum prison term will be six months and the maximum fine to be paid will be £20,000.
The offence will not apply to video works which are exempted or the supply of such works is exempted under the Video Recordings Act.
Under Section 10 of the Act there is a defence to this offence that the individual could prove one of the following:
That the accused had reasonable grounds to believe that the video work or if the video contained more than one work that all the works contained were works which were either exempted or had been provided with a classification under the Act
That the accused had the video recording in his possession only for a supply which he had reasonable grounds to believe was an exempted supply
That the accused did not intend to supply the video recording until it had been provided with a classification
Under Section 11 of the Act whereby a video recording has been provided with a certain classification meaning that it cannot be supplied to an individual who has reached a certain age an individual will be guilty of a criminal offence whereby he supplied or offers to supply that video recording to an individual under that age.
A person guilty of this offence will be liable to a maximum prison sentence of six months or a fine or both.
Under Section 11 of the Act there is a defence to this criminal offence in that the individual can prove one of the following:
That the accused neither knew nor had reasonable grounds to believe that the classification certificate contained the statement concerned
That the accused neither knew nor had reasonable grounds to believe that the person concerned had not attained that age
That the accused had reasonable grounds to believe that the supply would have constituted an exempted supply under the Act
Where the classification of a video recording states that it can only be supplied in a licensed sex shop an individual will be guilty of a criminal offence under Section 12 of the Act where he either supplies that work or offers to do so when not in a sex shop.
A person guilty of this offence will be liable to a maximum prison sentence of six months or a fine or both.
A person will not be guilty of this offence in one of the following circumstances:
Whereby he neither knew nor had reasonable grounds to believe that the classification contained that statement
Whereby the individual had reasonable grounds to believe that the place concerned was a sex shop and had an appropriate license to that effect
It is a criminal offence under Section 13 of the Act for an individual to supply or attempt to supply a video recording in a case or box not showing the appropriate certificate labeled on the front of the box or under Section 14 of the Act to supply a video recording in a box showing a false classification.
A person guilty of these offences will be liable to a maximum prison sentence of six months or a fine or both
Under this section it is a defence for the defendant to show he had reasonable grounds to believe that the supply was an exempted supply or that he neither knew nor had reasonable grounds to believe that the case or box did not satisfy the requirement.
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