Act 2
Computer Misuse Act
2011
(2) It is immaterial—
(a)
except so far as regards punishment, whether the offender does all that is
necessary on his or her part for completing the commission of the offence, or
whether the complete fulfillment of his or her intention is prevented by
circumstances independent of his or her will, or whether the offender desists of
his or her own motion from the further prosecution of his or her intention; or
(b)
that by reason of circumstances not known to the offender it is impossible in
fact to commit the offence.
23.
Child pornography.
(1) A person who—
(a)
produces child pornography for the purposes of its
distribution through a computer;
(b)
offers or makes available child pornography through a
computer;
(c)
distributes or transmits child pornography through a
computer;
(d)
procures child pornography through a computer for himself
or herself or another person; or
(e)
commits
unlawfully possesses child pornography on a computer,
an offence.
(2) A person who makes available pornographic materials to a child commits an
offence.
(3) For the purposes of this section “child pornography” includes pornographic
material that depicts—
(a)
a child engaged in sexually suggestive or explicit conduct;
(b)
a person appearing to be a child engaged in sexually suggestive or explicit
conduct; or
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