SCHEDULE 3 Control of Sex Establishments

SCHEDULE 3 Control of Sex Establishments

Section 2

Saving for existing law

1

Nothing in this Schedule—

(a)     shall afford a defence to a charge in respect of any offence at common law or under an enactment other than this Schedule; or

(b)     shall be taken into account in any way—

(i)     at a trial for such an offence; or

(ii)     in proceedings for forfeiture under section 3 of the Obscene Publications Act 1959 or section 5 of [the Schedule to] the Protection of Children Act 1978; or

(iii)     in proceedings for condemnation under Schedule 3 to the Customs and Excise Management Act 1979 of goods which section 42 of the Customs Consolidation Act 1876 prohibits to be imported or brought into the United Kingdom as being indecent or obscene; or

(c)     shall in any way limit the other powers exercisable under any of those Acts.

Meaning of “sex establishmentâ€

2

In this Schedule “sex establishment†means a [sexual entertainment venue,] sex cinema[. . .][, a hostess bar] or a sex shop.

[Meaning of “sexual entertainment venueâ€

2A

(1)     In this Schedule “sexual entertainment venue†means any premises at which relevant entertainment is provided

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