Legislation – Criminal Justice and Immigration Act 2008
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Part 5Criminal law
Pornography etc.
69Indecent photographs of children: England and Wales
(1)
The Protection of Children Act 1978 (c. 37) is amended as follows.
(2)
In section 1B(1)(b)
(exception for members of the Security Service)—
(a)
after “Security Service” insert “
;
or the Secret Intelligence Service
”
(b)
for “the Service” substitute “
.
that Service
”
(3)
(meaning of photograph), insert—
“(4A)
References to a photograph also include—
(a)
a tracing or other image, whether made by electronic or other means (of whatever nature)—
(i)
which is not itself a photograph or pseudo-photograph, but
(ii)
which is derived from the whole or part of a photograph or pseudo-photograph (or a combination of either or both); and
(b)
data stored on a computer disc or by other electronic means which is capable of conversion into an image within paragraph (a);
and subsection (8) applies in relation to such an image as it applies in relation to a pseudo-photograph.”
(4)
In section 7(9)(b)
(meaning of indecent pseudo-photograph), for “a pseudo-photograph” substitute “
.
an indecent pseudo-photograph
”