Indecent Publications Act 1910 Explained

Short Title:	Indecent Publications Act
Legislature:	New Zealand Parliament
Long Title:	An Act to prohibit the Publication or Sale of Indecent Literature.
Date Commenced:	1910
Related:	Indecent Publications Act 1963
Status:	Repealed

The Indecent Publications Act was an Act of Parliament passed in New Zealand in 1910 replacing earlier censorship legislation. The purpose was to "censor smut while protecting worthwhile material".^[1]

It was repealed by the Indecent Publications Act 1963.

See also

• Censorship in New Zealand

External links

• Text of the Act
• History of censorship at the Office of Film and Literature Classification

Notes and References

1. Web site: The Butcher Shop to The Peaceful Pill: A history of book censorship in New Zealand.. November 2010. Paper presented at the LIANZA 2010 Conference. 22 April 2012.