Video Recordings Act, 1989
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Prohibition of supply of video recordings of prohibited video works. |
8.—(1) A person who supplies or offers to supply a video recording containing a video work in respect of which a prohibition order is in force for the time being shall be guilty of an offence unless the supply is, or would if it took place be, an exempted supply. | |
(2) It shall be a defence to a charge of committing an offence under this section to prove that the accused believed on reasonable grounds— | ||
(a) that— | ||
(i) the video work concerned was not a work in respect of which a prohibition order was in force at the time of the commission of the offence alleged, or | ||
(ii) if the video recording concerned contained more than one video work to which the charge relates, none of the works was a work in respect of which a prohibition order was in force at the time aforesaid, | ||
or | ||
(b) that the supply concerned was, or would if it took place be, an exempted supply by virtue of paragraph (b) or (c) of section 2 (1) of this Act. | ||
(3) A person guilty of an offence under this section shall be liable— | ||
(a) on summary conviction, to a fine not exceeding £1,000 or to imprisonment for a term not exceeding 12 months or to both, or | ||
(b) on conviction on indictment, to a fine or to imprisonment for a term not exceeding 3 years or to both. |