Offensive Weapons Act 2019

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Amendments (38)

Jurisdiction	UK Non-devolved
Citation	2019 c. 17
Year	2019

Contenidos

Offensive Weapons Act 2019
PART 1: Corrosive products and substances

Sale and delivery of corrosive products

1: Sale of corrosive products to persons under 18
2: Defence to remote sale of corrosive products to persons under 18
3: Delivery of corrosive products to residential premises etc
4: Delivery of corrosive products to persons under 18
5: Presumptions in proceedings in Scotland for offence under section 1, 3 or 4

Possession of corrosive substances

6: Offence of having a corrosive substance in a public place
7: Presumptions in proceedings in Scotland for offence under section 6
8: Appropriate custodial sentence for conviction under section 6
9: Offence under section 6: relevant convictions
10: Search for corrosive substances: England and Wales
11: Search for corrosive substances: Scotland
12: Search for corrosive substances: Northern Ireland

Consequential amendments relating to corrosive products and substances

13: Consequential amendments relating to corrosive products and substances

PART 2: Knife crime prevention orders

Knife crime prevention orders made otherwise than on conviction

14: Knife crime prevention order made otherwise than on conviction
15: Requirements for application for order under section 14
16: Application without notice

Interim knife crime prevention orders

17: Interim knife crime prevention order: application without notice
18: Interim knife crime prevention order: application not determined

Knife crime prevention orders made on conviction

19: Knife crime prevention order made on conviction
20: Requirement to consult on application for order under section 19

Provisions of knife crime prevention order

21: Provisions of knife crime prevention order
22: Requirements included in knife crime prevention order etc
23: Duration of knife crime prevention order etc

Notification requirements

24: Notification requirements
25: Offences relating to notification

Supplementary provisions

26: Review of knife crime prevention order
27: Variation, renewal or discharge of knife crime prevention order etc
28: Appeal against knife crime prevention order etc
29: Offence of breaching knife crime prevention order etc
30: Guidance
31: Piloting
32: Consequential amendments
33: Interpretation of Part

PART 3: Sale and delivery of knives etc

34: Sale etc of bladed articles to persons under 18

35: Defence to sale of bladed articles to persons under 18: England and Wales

36: Defence to sale etc of bladed articles to persons under 18: Scotland

37: Defence to sale of bladed articles to persons under 18: Northern Ireland

38: Delivery of bladed products to residential premises etc

39: Delivery of bladed products to persons under 18

40: Defences to offence under section 38 or 39

41: Meaning of “bladed product” in sections 38 to 40

42: Delivery of bladed articles to persons under 18

PART 4: Possession etc of certain offensive weapons

43: Amendments to the definition of “flick knife”

44: Prohibition on the possession of certain dangerous knives

45: Prohibition on the possession of offensive weapons on further education premises

46: Prohibition on the possession of offensive weapons

47: Prohibition on the possession of offensive weapons: supplementary

48: Surrender of prohibited offensive weapons

49: Payments in respect of surrendered offensive weapons

PART 5: Threatening with offensive weapons

50: Offence of threatening with offensive weapon etc in a public place etc

51: Offence of threatening with offensive weapon etc on further education premises

52: Offence of threatening with an offensive weapon etc in a private place

53: Search for corrosive substance on school or further education premises

PART 6: Firearms

54: Prohibition of certain firearms etc: England and Wales and Scotland

55: Prohibition of certain firearms etc: Northern Ireland

56: Consequential amendments relating to sections 54 and 55
57: Surrender of prohibited firearms etc

58: Payments in respect of surrendered firearms other than bump stocks

59: Payments in respect of prohibited firearms which are bump stocks

60: Payments in respect of ancillary equipment

61: Conditions applying to certain firearms: England and Wales and Scotland

62: Conditions applying to certain firearms: Northern Ireland

63: Interpretation of Part

PART 7: Enforcement

64: Enforcement of offences relating to sale etc of offensive weapons

65: Application of Regulatory Enforcement and Sanctions Act 2008

PART 8: Supplementary

66: Guidance on offences relating to offensive weapons etc

67: Consequential amendments relating to armed forces

68: Regulations and orders

69: Extent

70: Commencement

71: Short title

SCHEDULES

SCHEDULE 1 Section 1
Corrosive products

SCHEDULE 2 Section 56
Consequential amendments relating to sections 54 and 55

Customs and Excise Management Act 1979 (c. 2)
Powers of Criminal Courts (Sentencing) Act 2000 (c. 6)
Violent Crime Reduction Act 2006 (c. 38)

Offensive Weapons Act 2019

2019 c. 17

An Act to make provision for and in connection with offences relating to offensive weapons.

[16th May 2019]

Be it enacted by the Queen's most Excellent Majesty, by and with the advice and consent of the Lords Spiritual and Temporal, and Commons, in this present Parliament assembled, and by...

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