Category: United Kingdom


  • Section 28 Offensive Weapons Act 2019 Section 28 of the Offensive Weapons Act 2019 is about Appeal against knife crime prevention order etc. It provides as follows: (1)A defendant may appeal to the Crown Court against— (a)the making of a knife crime prevention order under section 14 (order made otherwise than on conviction), or (b)the…

  • Section 27 Offensive Weapons Act 2019 Section 27 of the Offensive Weapons Act 2019 is about Variation, renewal or discharge of knife crime prevention order etc. It provides as follows: (1)A person within subsection (2) may apply to the appropriate court for— (a)an order varying, renewing or discharging a knife crime prevention order, or (b)an…

  • Section 26 Offensive Weapons Act 2019 Section 26 of the Offensive Weapons Act 2019 is about Review of knife crime prevention order. It provides as follows: (1)This section applies where a court has made a knife crime prevention order in respect of a defendant. (2)The court may order the applicant and the defendant to attend…

  • Section 25 Offensive Weapons Act 2019 Section 25 of the Offensive Weapons Act 2019 is about Offences relating to notification. It provides as follows: (1)A person commits an offence if the person— (a)fails, without reasonable excuse, to comply with section 24(2) or (5), or (b)notifies to the police, in purported compliance with section 24(2) or…

  • Section 24 Offensive Weapons Act 2019 Section 24 of the Offensive Weapons Act 2019 is about Notification requirements. It provides as follows: (1)Subsection (2) applies if— (a)a knife crime prevention order is made in respect of a defendant (other than an order which replaces an interim knife crime prevention order), or (b)an interim knife crime…

  • Section 23 Offensive Weapons Act 2019 Section 23 of the Offensive Weapons Act 2019 is about Duration of knife crime prevention order etc. It provides as follows: (1)A knife crime prevention order or an interim knife crime prevention order under section 18 takes effect on the day on which it is made, subject to subsections…

  • Section 22 Offensive Weapons Act 2019 Section 22 of the Offensive Weapons Act 2019 is about Requirements included in knife crime prevention order etc. It provides as follows: (1)A knife crime prevention order or interim knife crime prevention order which imposes a requirement on a defendant must specify a person who is to be responsible…

  • Section 21 Offensive Weapons Act 2019 Section 21 of the Offensive Weapons Act 2019 is about Provisions of knife crime prevention order. It provides as follows: (1)The only requirements and prohibitions that may be imposed on a defendant by a knife crime prevention order are those which the court making the order thinks are necessary—…

  • Section 20 Offensive Weapons Act 2019 Section 20 of the Offensive Weapons Act 2019 is about Requirement to consult on application for order under section 19. It provides as follows: (1)This section applies if the prosecution proposes to apply for a knife crime prevention order under section 19 in respect of a defendant who— (a)is…

  • Section 19 Offensive Weapons Act 2019 Section 19 of the Offensive Weapons Act 2019 is about Knife crime prevention order made on conviction. It provides as follows: (1)This section applies where— (a)a person aged 12 or over (the “defendant”) is convicted of an offence which was committed after the coming into force of this section,…