The word “obscene”, in relation to any thing or matter, means any thing or matter the effect of which is, if taken as a whole, such as to tend to deprave and corrupt persons who are likely, having regard to all relevant circumstances, to read, see or hear the matter contained or embodied in it.
Section history
Section 42 — “Obscene”
Consolidated view is experimental and may be broken for certain provisions.
Amendments
Section 42 — 1 February 2008 to 30 November 2008superseded
Section 42 — From 30 November 2008 (current)rewritten by the Revised Edition
The word “obscene”, in relation to any thing or matter, means any thing or matter the effect of which is, if taken as a whole, such as to tend to deprave and corrupt persons who are likely, having regard to all relevant circumstances, to read, see or hear the matter contained or embodied in it.
[UPA 1998 Ed., s. 3]