Control of Obscene and Indecent Articles Ordinance Part I 1-2 Section 1 Cap. 390 To control articles which consist of or contain material that is obscene or indecent (including material that is violent, depraved or repulsive), to establish tribunals to determine whether an article is obscene or indecent, or whether matter publicly displayed is indecent, and to classify articles as obscene or indecent or neither obscene nor indecent, and for matters incidental thereto. [1 September 1987] L.N. 278 of 1987 (Format changes—E.R. 4 of 2018) Part I Preliminary 1. Short title This Ordinance may be cited as the Control of Obscene and Indecent Articles Ordinance. 2. Interpretation (1) In this Ordinance, unless the context otherwise requires— adjudicator (審裁委員) means an adjudicator appointed to the panel of adjudicators under section 5; application (申請) means an application under section 13 and applicant (申請人) shall be construed accordingly; article (物品) means any thing consisting of or containing material to be read or looked at or both read and looked at, any sound recording, and any film, video-tape, disc or other record of a picture or pictures; assisting officer (協助人員) means any police officer or any member of the Customs and Excise Service assisting an Verified Copy Last updated date 20.9.2018