SCHEDULES
SCHEDULE 2 Control of Sex Shops
Meaning of “sex shop” and “sex article”
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1
In this Schedule “sex shop” means any premises, vehicle, vessel or stall used for a business which consists to a significant degree of selling, hiring, exchanging, lending, displaying or demonstrating sex articles.
2
No premises, vehicle, vessel or stall shall be treated as a sex shop by reason only of its use for the exhibition of moving pictures by whatever means produced.
3
In this Schedule “sex article” means—
a
anything intended for use in connection with, or for the purpose of stimulating or encouraging—
i
sexual activity; or
ii
acts of force or restraint which are associated with sexual activity; and
b
anything to which sub-paragraph (4) below applies,
but does not include any articles which are manufactured for use primarily for the purposes of birth control or which primarily relate to birth control.
4
This sub-paragraph applies—
a
to any article containing or embodying matter to be read or looked at or anything intended to be used, either alone or as one of a set, for the reproduction or manufacture of any such article; and
b
to any recording of vision or sound,
which—
i
is concerned primarily with the portrayal of, or primarily deals with or relates to, or is intended to stimulate or encourage, sexual activity or acts of force or restraint which are associated with sexual activity; or
ii
is concerned primarily with the portrayal of, or primarily deals with or relates to, genital organs, or urinary or excretory functions.