Obscene Publications Act 1964

Obscene Publications Act 1964

Act of Parliament
Parliament of the United Kingdom
Long title	An Act to strengthen the law for preventing the publication for gain of obscene matter and the publication of things intended for the production of obscene matter.
Citation	1964 c. 74
Territorial extent	England and Wales
Dates
Royal assent	31 July 1964
Commencement	31 August 1964
Status: Current legislation
Text of statute as originally enacted
Revised text of statute as amended

The Obscene Publications Act 1964 (c. 74) (OPA) is a short piece of English legislation providing minor additional provisions in addition to the Obscene Publications Act 1959, which is the primary statute in this area.

The OPA 1964 was specifically designed to strengthen the law around obscenity, particularly regarding the production of obscene articles for sale and the materials used in the production of obscene articles.^{[1][clarification needed]}

See also[edit]

• Obscene Publications Act 1959
• Censorship in the United Kingdom

References[edit]

External links[edit]

• The full text of Obscene Publications Act 1964 at Wikisource