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The Criminal Justice and Immigration Act 2008 (Commencement No. 4 and Saving Provision) Order 2008 No. 2993 (C. 128)

The date appointed for the coming into force of the following provisions of the 2008 Act is 26th January 2009—

(a) section 63 (Possession of extreme pornographic images);
(b) section 64 (Exclusion of classified films etc.);
(c) section 65 (Defences: general);
(d) section 66 (Defence: participation in consensual acts);
(e) section 67 (Penalties etc. for possession of extreme pornographic images);
(f) section 68 (Special rules relating to providers of information society services);
(g) section 71 (Maximum penalty for publication etc. of obscene articles)