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UK Law Reference
All sections of Ivory Act 2018
2018 c. 30, s.6

Section 6 — Pre-1918 portrait miniatures

This version in force from 2022-02-24

Snapshot: 2026-08-24

Reproduced from legislation.gov.uk (Crown Copyright, Open Government Licence v3.0). Amendments made after 2026-08-24 may not be reflected — always check the official text .

(1) An item that has ivory in it is exempt from the prohibition if—

(a) the item is a pre-1918 portrait miniature with a surface area of no more than 320 cm², and

(b) it is registered under section 10.

(2) For the purposes of subsection (1)(a) the “surface area” of a portrait miniature does not include any part consisting of or covered by a frame.