Control of Obscene and Indecent Articles Ordinance Part II 2-6 Section 8 Cap. 390 referred to it by a court or magistrate under Part V a Tribunal may determine for the purposes of this Ordinance whether—  (Amended 31 of 2003 s. 22) (a) the article is obscene or indecent; (b) the matter is indecent; or (c) the ground of defence under section 28 is proved in respect of the publication of an article or the public display of any matter. (2) In relation to any article submitted to it under section 13, a Tribunal shall refuse an application to make a classification if it is of the opinion that the article may be child pornography within the meaning of section 2(1) of the Prevention of Child Pornography Ordinance (Cap. 579), and may in any other case—  (Amended 31 of 2003 s. 22) (a) refuse an application to make a classification in respect of any article if it considers that article cannot be adequately described for the purpose of giving notice of classification under section 19; or (b) make a classification that the article is— (i) a Class I article if it is of the opinion that the article is neither obscene nor indecent; (ii) a Class II article if it is of the opinion that the article is indecent; or (iii) a Class III article if it is of the opinion that the article is obscene; and (c) in respect of any classification that an article is a Class II article and at the time of making that classification, impose conditions relating to the publication of that article. Verified Copy Last updated date 20.9.2018

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