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PREVENTION OF CHILD PORNOGRAPHY ORDINANCE :(a) any thing in a public place, in respect of which he suspects on reasonable grounds that an offence under section 3 has been or is being or is about to be committed; and
 * (b) any thing in a public place, that he suspects on reasonable grounds to be, or to contain, evidence of the commission of such an offence.

8. Obstruction

(1) Any person who—
 * (a) obstructs an authorized officer or an assisting officer in the exercise of any power conferred by this Ordinance (other than section 7); or
 * (b) fails to comply with any reasonable requirement, direction or demand given or made by an authorized officer or an assisting officer in the execution of a warrant,

commits an offence and is liable on conviction to a fine at level 5 and to imprisonment for 6 months.

(2) Any person who obstructs any police officer or member of the Customs and Excise Service in exercising a power conferred by section 7 commits an offence and is liable on conviction to a fine at level 3 and to imprisonment for 6 months.

9. Liability to forfeiture

(1) The following are liable to forfeiture in accordance with this Ordinance—
 * (a) any child pornography that has come into the possession of the police or the Customs and Excise Service;
 * (b) any—
 * (i) machinery or apparatus used for showing, playing or projecting any child pornography; or
 * (ii) machinery, plate, implement, utensil, photographic film or material used for the purpose of the commission of an offence under section 3(1);
 * (c) any thing seized, removed or detained under section 5 or 7.

(2) Subsection (1)(b) does not apply to any thing that is used by a public officer in the execution of his duties.