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- Publications are to be classified in accordance with the following table:
| Item | Description of publication | Classification |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | Publications that:(a) describe, depict, express or otherwise deal with matters of sex, drug misuse or addiction, crime, cruelty, violence or revolting or abhorrent phenomena in such a way that they offend against the standards of morality, decency and propriety generally accepted by reasonable adults to the extent that they should not be classified; or(b) describe or depict in a way that is likely to cause offence to a reasonable adult, a person who is, or appears to be, a child under 18 (whether the person is engaged in sexual activity or not); or(c) promote, incite or instruct in matters of crime or violence | RC |
| 2 | Publications (except RC publications) that:(a) explicitly depict sexual or sexually related activity between consenting adults in a way that is likely to cause offence to a reasonable adult; or(b) depict, describe or express revolting or abhorrent phenomena in a way that is likely to cause offence to a reasonable adult and are unsuitable for a minor to see or read | Category 2 restricted |
| 3 | Publications (except RC publications and Category 2 restricted publications) that:(a) explicitly depict nudity, or describe or impliedly depict sexual or sexually related activity between consenting adults, in a way that is likely to cause offence to a reasonable adult; or(b) describe or express in detail violence or sexual activity between consenting adults in a way that is likely to cause offence to a reasonable adult; or(c) are unsuitable for a minor to see or read | Category 1 restricted |
| 4 | All other publications | Unrestricted |