Section 154 Possession of specified articleI1I2
United Kingdom
A person who possesses a specified article commits an offence.
“Specified article” means an article specified in regulations under section 156.
It is a defence for a person charged with an offence under this section to prove that the person had a good reason or lawful authority for possessing the specified article.
For the purposes of subsection (2), where a person possesses a specified article in order to supply it to another, the person has a good reason for possessing it only if any supply would be in accordance with section 155(2)(a) to (c).
A person who commits an offence under this section is liable—
on summary conviction in England and Wales, to a fine;
on summary conviction in Scotland or Northern Ireland, to a fine not exceeding level 5 on the standard scale.
Annotations
Commencement
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S. 154 not in force at Royal Assent, see s. 255(1)
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S. 154 in force at 29.10.2026 by S.I. 2026/960, reg. 5(b)