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 under the age of 18, and

(b)will be under that age when the application is made.

(2)Before making the application, the prosecution must consult the youth offending team established under section 39 of the Crime and Disorder Act 1998 in whose area it appears to the prosecution that the defendant lives.

(3)If it appears to the prosecution that the defendant lives in the area of two or more youth offending teams, the obligation in subsection (2) is to consult such of those teams as the prosecution thinks appropriate.

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