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  • There is actually a worrying danger that photographs of simple tattoos and other less invasive body modification to certain parts of the body, particularly erogenous zones and any skin or flesh close to them, could be deemed illegal under the same law. This has a number of implications, particularly for those who are interested in getting modifications and those in the modification industry. It could potentially become too risky for practitioners to record their work for catalogue purposes as displaying them to potential customers could then be deemed illegal.

    Body modification practitioners often rely on pictoral evidence of their work to ensure trade. Absence of that means that their customers may no longer be making "informed"* consent and this could easily lead into problems under the bodily harm laws, even from a simple trading standards complaint.

    *To be a consenting adult you have to be able to make a reasonable judgement of the implications of your actions or the actions of those affecting you. Being uninformed negates consent unless you intentionally and willfully avoid being informed.
    It's rare to find someone else who even knows anything about this law, let alone detail behind it and the implications. I tip my hat to you good Sir.

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