504. Indecent books, pictures, shows, etc., in public
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(1) A person who knowingly and without lawful justification or excuse—
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(a) exposes to view in any public place, any obscene picture, photograph, video recording, drawing, or model or any other object tending to corrupt morals; or
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(b) exhibits any indecent show or performance in any public place,
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is liable on summary conviction to imprisonment for 6 months.
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(2) It is a defence to a charge of any of the offences in this section to prove that it was for the public benefit that the act complained of should be done.
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(3) Whether the doing of any such act is or is not for the public benefit is a question of fact.
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(4) For the purposes of this section—
“photograph” includes data stored on computer disc or by other electronic means which is capable of conversion into a photograph;
“video recording” means any recording on any medium from which a moving image may by any means be produced and includes the accompanying sound track.