In this chapter—
"anonymising service" means a device or other thing, or a physical, digital or
other measure, used to hide—
(a) the identity or location of a person who administers, accesses or uses a network, computer or other device; or
(b) information stored on a network, computer or other device; or
(c) communication, including the exchange of information, between 2 or more persons using a network, computer or other device; or
(d) the location of a network, computer or other device.
Example—software, password or other authorisation, encryption, routing systems, communications ports
(a) a reasonable adult would consider—(i) the doll, robot or other object is a representation or portrayal of a person, or part of a person, who is a child under 16 years; or(ii) the predominant impression conveyed by the doll, robot or other object is that it is a representation or portrayal of a person, or part of a person, who is a child under 16 years, irrespective of whether it has adult characteristics; and
(b) the doll, robot or other object has been used, or a reasonable adult would consider it is intended for use, in an indecent or sexual context including, for example, engaging in a sexual activity.
(a) in a sexual context, including for example, engaging in a sexual activity; or
(b) in an offensive or demeaning context; or
(c) being subjected to abuse, cruelty or torture.
(a) for a computer game—see the Classification of Computer Games and Images Act 1995 ; or
(b) for a film—see the Classification of Films Act 1991 ; or
(c) for a publication—see the Classification of Publications Act 1991 .
(a) provided by a person, involving—(i) a sexual act as described in section 218 (2) and (3) engaged in by the person; or(ii) the use or display of the person’s body for the sexual arousal or gratification of another person; and
(b) that is—(i) provided for payment or reward, whether the payment or reward accrues or is given to the person providing the service or someone else; and(ii) provided under an arrangement of a commercial character.
(a) communicate, exhibit, send, supply or transmit to someone, whether to a particular person or not; and
(b) make available for access by someone, whether by a particular person or not; and
(c) enter into an agreement or arrangement to do something in paragraph (a) or (b) ; and
(d) attempt to distribute.
(a) restrict access to the network;
(b) make the network undiscoverable when searched for in a way that is generally used to search for networks, including, for example, by using an internet search engine;
(c) hide the identity or location of persons who administer, access or use the network;
(d) hide information stored on the network;
(e) hide communication, including the exchange of information, between—(i) the network and a person who administers, accesses or uses the network; or(ii) 2 or more persons who administer, access or use the network;
(f) hide the location of the network.
Example—software, password or other authorisation, encryption, routing systems, communications ports
(a) means a moving or still image that depicts—(i) the person engaged in an intimate sexual activity that is not ordinarily done in public; or(ii) the person’s genital or anal region, when it is bare or covered only by underwear; or(iii) if the person is female or a transgender or intersex person who identifies as female—the person’s bare breasts; and
(b) includes an image that has been altered to appear to show any of the things mentioned in paragraph (a) (i) to (iii) ; and
(c) includes an image depicting a thing mentioned in paragraph (a) (i) to (iii) , even if the thing has been digitally obscured, if the person is depicted in a sexual way.
(a) showering or bathing; or
(b) using a toilet; or
(c) another activity when the person is in a state of undress; or
(d) intimate sexual activity that is not ordinarily done in public.
(a) a visual recording of the person, in a private place or engaging in a private act, made in circumstances where a reasonable adult would expect to be afforded privacy; or
(b) a visual recording of the person’s genital or anal region, when it is bare or covered only by underwear, made in circumstances where a reasonable adult would expect to be afforded privacy in relation to that region.
(a) the person is naked or the person’s genital or anal region is bare or, if the person is female or a transgender or intersex person who identifies as female, the person’s breasts are bare; or
(b) the person is wearing only underwear; or
(c) the person is wearing only some outer garments so that some of the person’s underwear is not covered by an outer garment.