Violent Crime Reduction Act 2006 (Version in vigour from 2021-07-14 to )

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Coming into Force	14 July 2021

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Violent Crime Reduction Act 2006
Part 1: Alcohol-related violence and disorder

Introductory

1: Drinking banning orders
2: Duration of drinking banning orders

Orders made on application

3: Orders on an application to magistrates' court
4: Orders in county court proceedings
5: Variation or discharge of orders under s. 3 or 4

Orders made on conviction

6: Orders on conviction in criminal proceedings
7: Supplementary provision about orders on conviction
8: Variation or discharge of orders under s. 6

Supplemental provisions about drinking banning orders

9: Interim orders
10: Appeals
11: Breach of drinking banning orders
12: Approved courses
13: Certificates of completion of approved courses
14: Interpretation of Chapter 1

15: Power to impose charges on licence holders etc. in zones
16: Designation of alcohol disorder zones
17: Procedure for designation of zones
18: Functions of local chief officer of police
19: Guidance about the designation of zones
20: Supplemental provisions for Chapter 2
Licence reviews

21: Power of police to require review of premises licence
22: Provisions supplemental to s. 21

Persistently selling alcohol to children

23: Offence of persistently selling alcohol to children
24: Closure notices for persistently selling alcohol to children

Door supervision at licensed premises

25: Mandatory premises licence condition: door supervision

Alcohol related disorder in public places

26: Designated public places
27: Directions to individuals who represent a risk of disorder

Part 2: Weapons etc.

Dangerous weapons

28: Using someone to mind a weapon
29: Penalties etc. for offence under s. 28

Minimum sentences for firearms offences

30: Minimum sentences for certain firearms offences

Air weapons

31: Prohibition on sale or transfer of air weapons except by registered dealers
32: Sales of air weapons by way of trade or business to be face to face
33: Age limits for purchase etc. of air weapons
34: Firing an air weapon beyond premises

Ammunition

35: Restriction on sale and purchase of primers

Imitation firearms

36: Manufacture, import and sale of realistic imitation firearms
37: Specific defences applying to the offence under s. 36
38: Meaning of “realistic imitation firearm”
39: Specification for imitation firearms
40: Supplying imitation firearms to minors
41: Increase of maximum sentence for possessing an imitation firearm

Knives, etc.

42: Increase of maximum sentences for offences of having knives etc.
43: Sale etc. of knives and other weapons
44: Sale etc. of crossbows
45: Power of members of staff to search school pupils for weapons
46: Power to search further education students for weapons
47: Power to search persons in attendance centres for weapons
48: Amendment of police power to search schools etc. for weapons

Supplemental

49: Consequential amendments relating to minimum sentences
50: Supplemental provisions for Part 2
51: Corresponding provision for Northern Ireland

Part 3: Miscellaneous

Football

52: Football-related disorder
53: Sale and disposal of tickets by unauthorised persons

Sexual offences

54: Forfeiture and detention of vehicles etc.
55: Continuity of sexual offences law
56: Cross-border provisions relating to sexual offences
57: Amendment of s. 82 of the Sexual Offences Act 2003
58: Power of entry and search of relevant offender's home address

Other

59: Limitation period for anti-social behaviour orders
60: Parenting orders
61: Committal of young persons of unruly character
62: Offering or agreeing to re-programme a mobile telephone
63: Removal of sports grounds etc. from private security industry regulation

Part 4: General

64: Expenses
65: Repeals
66: Short title, commencement and extent

SCHEDULES

SCHEDULE 1 Section 49
Consequential amendments relating to minimum sentences

Magistrates' Courts Act 1980 (c. 43)
Mental Health Act 1983 (c. 20)
Criminal Justice Act 1988 (c. 33)
Criminal Procedure (Scotland) Act 1995 (c. 46)
Crime and Disorder Act 1998 (c. 37)
Powers of Criminal Courts (Sentencing) Act 2000 (c. 6)
Criminal Justice Act 2003 (c. 44)

SCHEDULE 2 Section 51
Weapons etc.: corresponding provisions for Northern Ireland

Using someone to mind a weapon
Penalties etc. for offence under paragraph 1
Minimum sentence for certain firearms offences
Manufacture, import and sale of realistic imitation firearms
Specification for imitation firearms
Supplying imitation firearms to minors
Increase of maximum sentence for possessing an imitation firearm
Sale etc. of knives and other weapons
Sale etc. of crossbows
Amendment of police power to search schools etc. for weapons
Supplemental

SCHEDULE 3 Section 52
Football banning orders and football-related consequential amendments

Part 1: Football banning orders
Part 2: Consequential Amendments

SCHEDULE 4 Section 54
Forfeiture and detention of vehicles etc.

SCHEDULE 5 Section 65
Repeals

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