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Section 18, The Sexual Offences Act, 2012
Status not yet checkedThe Sexual Offences Act, 2012, Sierra Leone
(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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