The legislation in the United Kingdom of Great Britain and Ireland dealing with obscenity which is any utterance or act that strongly offends the prevalent morality was called the Obscene Publications Act 1857 that had the royal assent on the 25th August 1857 but was later repealed on the 29th August 1959.
c.83), also known as Lord Campbell's Act or Campbell's Act, was a piece of legislation in the United Kingdom of Great Britain and Ireland dealing with obscenity. 25th August 1857 29 August 1959 An obscenity is any utterance or act that strongly offends the prevalent morality of the time. 
