Section 44 Offensive Weapons Act 2019 Section 44 of the Offensive Weapons Act 2019 is about Prohibition on the possession of certain dangerous knives. It provides as follows: (1)Section 1 of the Restriction of Offensive Weapons Act 1959 (penalties for offences in connection with dangerous weapons) is amended in accordance with subsections (2) to (4).…

Section 43 Offensive Weapons Act 2019 Section 43 of the Offensive Weapons Act 2019 is about Amendments to the definition of “flick knife”. It provides as follows: (1)In section 1 of the Restriction of Offensive Weapons Act 1959 (penalties for offences in connection with dangerous weapons), in subsection (1), for paragraph (a) substitute— “(a)any knife…

Section 42 Offensive Weapons Act 2019 Section 42 of the Offensive Weapons Act 2019 is about Delivery of bladed articles to persons under 18. It provides as follows: (1)This section applies if— (a)a person (“the seller”) sells a bladed article to another person (“the buyer”), (b)the seller and the buyer are not in each other’s…

Section 41 Offensive Weapons Act 2019 Section 41 of the Offensive Weapons Act 2019 is about Meaning of “bladed product” in sections 38 to 40. It provides as follows: (1)Subject to subsections (2) to (4), in sections 38 to 40 “bladed product” means an article which— (a)is or has a blade, and (b)is capable of…

Section 40 Offensive Weapons Act 2019 Section 40 of the Offensive Weapons Act 2019 is about Defences to offence under section 38 or 39. It provides as follows: (1)It is a defence for a person charged with an offence under section 38 to prove that they took all reasonable precautions and exercised all due diligence…

Section 39 Offensive Weapons Act 2019 Section 39 of the Offensive Weapons Act 2019 is about Delivery of bladed products to persons under 18. It provides as follows: (1)This section applies if— (a)a person (“the seller”) sells a bladed product to another person (“the buyer”), (b)the seller and the buyer are not in each other’s…

Section 38 Offensive Weapons Act 2019 Section 38 of the Offensive Weapons Act 2019 is about Delivery of bladed products to residential premises etc. It provides as follows: (1)This section applies if— (a)a person (“the seller”) sells a bladed product to another person (“the buyer”), and (b)the seller and the buyer are not in each…

Section 37 Offensive Weapons Act 2019 Section 37 of the Offensive Weapons Act 2019 is about Defence to sale of bladed articles to persons under 18: Northern Ireland. It provides as follows: (1)The Criminal Justice (Northern Ireland) Order 1996 (SI 1996/3160 (NI 24)) is amended as follows. (2)In Article 54 (sale of bladed articles to…

Section 36 Offensive Weapons Act 2019 Section 36 of the Offensive Weapons Act 2019 is about Defence to sale etc of bladed articles to persons under 18: Scotland. It provides as follows: (1)The Criminal Justice Act 1988 is amended as follows. (2)In section 141A (sale or letting on hire of bladed articles to persons under…

Section 35 Offensive Weapons Act 2019 Section 35 of the Offensive Weapons Act 2019 is about Defence to sale of bladed articles to persons under 18: England and Wales. It provides as follows: (1)The Criminal Justice Act 1988 is amended as follows. (2)In section 141A (sale of bladed articles to persons under 18) as that…