Legal Considerations

- Human Rights Act 1998 - among the rights established under this act are the right of respect for private and family life and the right to freedom of expression
- The Licensing Act 2003 - cinema require a license from the loval authority in which they operate
- The Video Recordings Act 1984 - films tv programmes video games must be classified by the BBFC
- The Obscene Publications Act 1959 & 1964 - it is illegal to publish a work which is obscene
- Criminal Justice and Immigration Act 2008 - it is illegal to be in possession of an extreme pornographic image
- The Protection of Children Act 1978 - it is illegal to make, distribute, show or possess indecent photographs of a child
- The Sexual Defence Act 2003 - it is illegal to expose oneself with intent to cause alarm or distress
- The Public Order Act 1986 - it is illegal to distribute, show or play to the public a recording of visual images of sound which are threatening, abusive or insulting
- The Cinematograph Films (Animals) Act 1937 - it is illegal to show any scene 'organised or directed' for the purposes of the film that involves actual cruelty to animals
- The Animal Welfare Act 2006 - it is illegal to supply, publish or show or possess with intent to supply a video recording of an animal fight
- The Tobacco Advertising and Promotion Act 2002 - it is illegal, in the course of a business, to publish a tobacco advertisement