and supported attempts in 1986 and 1987 by private Members in the House of Commons to strengthen the test of obscenity. Both attempts were controversial and failed. Parliament, however, legislated in the Criminal Justice Act 1988 to make the simple possession of an indecent photograph of a person under the age of 16 a criminal offence. To take, distribute or show such photographs, or possess them with a view to distributing or showing them, was already an offence under the Protection of Children Act 1978. Positive action taken by the Government in respect of broadcasting standards and classification of video recordings is set out in paragraphs 262, 263 and 270 below. CCPR/C/58/Add.6 page 59 Sedition 261. Sedition is a common law offence which is concerned with written or spoken attempts to vilify or degrade the sovereign, the creation of discontent or disaffection, incitement of the people to tumult, violence and disorder, the bringing into contempt of the Government, laws or constitution, and effecting legislative change by the recommendation of physical force. The offence is not a restriction on freedom of speech as it bites only where the language used exceeds the bounds of fair and temperate argument or discussion. Case law suggests that an intention to cause violence must also be proved. The Government believes that the offence may in any case have fallen into disuse. 262. The Cable and Broadcasting Act 1984 established a new body, the Cable Authority, to license new cable programme services and to ensure, so far as possible, that cable programmes complied with specific requirements in such matters as taste and decency. The obligations are broadly the same as those which already applied to BBC and Independent Broadcasting Association (IBA) programmes. The jurisdiction of the Broadcasting Complaints Commission extends to complaints about cable programmes. 
**Analysis**
The text appears to be discussing laws and regulations related to obscenity, sedition, and broadcasting standards in the UK. It does not seem to be related to economic development, natural resources, or any of the other categories that involve tangible goods or services.

**Category**
Law, Justice