Be carefull what you import !

Information on the new offence of Possession of Extreme Pornographic Images.

This is not just porn films, it is stuff that is in a lot of horror films! and i mean a LOT of horror films and sleaze films. Read and be forwarned.


Since the 26th January 2009 this in force by the ministy of justice. http://www.justice.gov.uk/docs/extreme-pornographic-images.pdf

The elements of the offence (Section 63 subsections (2) to (8))
There are three elements to the offence. An image must come within the terms of all three elements before it will fall foul of the offence.

Those elements are.

1. That the image is pornographic.
2. That the image is grossly offensive, disgusting, or otherwise of an obscene character.
3. That the image portrays in an explicit and realistic way, one of the following extreme acts:

a. An act which threatens a person’s life.
b. An act which results in or is likely to result in serious injury to a person’s anus, breast or genitals.
c. An act involving sexual interference with a human corpse.
d. A person performing an act of intercourse or oral sex with an animal (whether dead or alive),
and a reasonable person looking at the image would think that the people and animals portrayed were real.

BBFC rated films are ok but imported films ... import at your own risk !!