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Section 22: Child pornography
Computer Misuse Act · 96
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(1) Any person who-
(a) produces child pornography for the purposes of its distribution through a computer;
(b) offers or makes available child pornography through a computer;
(c) distributes or transmits child pornography through a computer;
(d) procures child pornography through a computer for himself or herself or another person; or
(e) unlawfully possesses child pornography on a computer,
commits an offence.
(2) Any person who makes available pornographic materials to a child commits an offence.
(3) For the purposes of this section, "child pornography" includes pornographic material that depicts-
(a) a child engaged in sexually suggestive or explicit conduct;
(b) a person appearing to be a child engaged in sexually suggestive or explicit conduct; or
(c) realistic images representing children engaged in sexually suggestive or explicit conduct.
(4) Any person who commits an offence under this section is liable, on conviction, to a fine not
exceeding three hundred sixty currency points or to imprisonment for a term not exceeding fifteen years, or both.
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