Act 2
Computer Misuse Act
(2) It is immaterial—
2011
(a) except so far as regards punishment, whether the offender
does all that is necessary on his or her part for completing
the commission of the offence, or whether the complete
fulfillment of his or her intention is prevented by
circumstances independent of his or her will, or whether the
offender desists of his or her own motion from the further
prosecution of his or her intention; or
(b) that by reason of circumstances not known to the offender it
is impossible in fact to commit the offence.
23. Child pornography.
(1) A person who—
(a) produces child pornography for the purposes of its
distribution through a computer;
(b) offers or makes available child pornography through a
computer;
(c) distributes or transmits child pornography through a
computer;
(d) procures child pornography through a computer for himself
or herself or another person; or
(e) unlawfully possesses child pornography on a computer,
commits an offence.
(2) A person who makes available pornographic materials to a
child commits an offence.
(3) For the purposes of this section “child pornography” includes
pornographic material that depicts—
(a) a child engaged in sexually suggestive or explicit conduct;
(b) a person appearing to be a child engaged in sexually
suggestive or explicit conduct; or
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