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Section 18, The Sexual Offences Act, 2012

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(1) A person who– (a) makes, prints, or publishes any indecent material; (b) distributes, circulates or shows the indecent material; (c) has in his possession such indecent material, with a view to their being distributed, circulated or shown by himself or others; or (d) publishes or causes to be published any advertisement likely to be understood as conveying that the advertiser distributes or shows such indecent material or intends to do so, commits an offence and is liable on conviction to a fine not exceeding Le20,000,000 or to imprisonment for a term not exceeding five years. (2) For the purposes of this Act, a person is to be regarded as distributing indecent material if he parts with possession of it to or exposes or offers it for acquisition by another person. PART III–OFFENCES INVOLVING CHILDREN

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