Harassment, Harmful Communications and Related Offences Act 2020
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Interpretation | ||
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1. In this Act— | ||
“broadcast” has the meaning assigned to it by the Broadcasting Act 2009 ; | ||
“distribute” means distribute to the public or a section of the public; | ||
“intimate image”, in relation to a person, means any visual representation (including any accompanying sound or document) made by any means including any photographic, film, video or digital representation— | ||
(a) of what is, or purports to be the person’s genitals, buttocks or anal region and, in the case of a female, her breasts, | ||
(b) of the underwear covering the person’s genitals, buttocks or anal region and, in the case of a female, her breasts, | ||
(c) in which the person is nude, or | ||
(d) in which the person is engaged in sexual activity; | ||
“harm” includes psychological harm; | ||
“publish” means publish, other than by way of broadcast, to the public or to a portion of the public. |