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Section 293 — Sale, etc., of obscene objects to young person

As in force on 30 March 1987.

Timeline 4 versions
  1. 30 March 1987 Enacted
  2. 1 February 2008 Act 51 of 2007
  3. 31 December 2021 Revised edition
  4. 17 August 2026 Act 21 of 2025
293.Sale, etc., of obscene objects to young person

Whoever sells, lets to hire, distributes, exhibits or circulates to any person under the age of 20 years any such obscene object as is referred to in section 292, or offers or attempts to do so, shall be punished with imprisonment for a term which may extend to 6 months, or with fine, or with both.