{
  "url": "https://openlegislation.uk/crime-and-policing-act-2026/section-29",
  "json_url": "https://openlegislation.uk/crime-and-policing-act-2026/section-29.json",
  "legislation": "ukpga/2026/20",
  "legislation_title": "Crime and Policing Act 2026",
  "legislation_url": "https://openlegislation.uk/crime-and-policing-act-2026",
  "path": "section/29",
  "kind": "section",
  "number": "29",
  "heading": "Maximum penalty for offences relating to offensive weapons",
  "text": "(1) In section 141 of the Criminal Justice Act 1988 (offensive weapons)—\n(a) in subsection (1) for the words from “and liable” to the end substitute\n“and liable—\n(a) on summary conviction in England and Wales, to imprisonment for a term not exceeding the general limit in a magistrates’ court or a fine (or both);\n(b) on summary conviction in Scotland, to imprisonment for a term not exceeding 12 months or a fine not exceeding the statutory maximum (or both);\n(c) on summary conviction in Northern Ireland, to imprisonment for a term not exceeding 12 months or a fine not exceeding the statutory maximum (or both);\n(d) on conviction on indictment in England and Wales, to imprisonment for a term not exceeding 2 years or a fine (or both);\n(e) on conviction on indictment in Scotland, to imprisonment for a term not exceeding 2 years or a fine (or both);\n(f) on conviction on indictment in Northern Ireland, to imprisonment for a term not exceeding 4 years or a fine (or both).”;\n(b) in subsection (1A)—\n(i) for “51 weeks” substitute “the general limit in a magistrates’ court”;\n(ii) in paragraph (b) for “6 months, to a fine not exceeding level 5 on the standard scale” substitute “12 months, to a fine not exceeding the statutory maximum”;\n(iii) after paragraph (c) insert—\n“(ca) on conviction on indictment in England and Wales, to imprisonment for a term not exceeding 2 years or a fine (or both);\n(cb) on conviction on indictment in Scotland, to imprisonment for a term not exceeding 2 years or a fine (or both);”;\n(c) omit subsection (1B).\n(2) In section 141A(1) of that Act (sale of knives etc to children), for the words from “and liable” to the end substitute\n“and liable—\n(a) on summary conviction in England and Wales, to imprisonment for a term not exceeding the general limit in a magistrates’ court or a fine (or both);\n(b) on summary conviction in Scotland, to imprisonment for a term not exceeding 12 months or a fine not exceeding the statutory maximum (or both);\n(c) on conviction on indictment in England and Wales, to imprisonment for a term not exceeding 2 years or a fine (or both);\n(d) on conviction on indictment in Scotland, to imprisonment for a term not exceeding 2 years or a fine (or both).”\n(3) In section 1 of the Restriction of Offensive Weapons Act 1959—\n(a) in subsection (1) omit the words from “and shall be liable” to the end;\n(b) after subsection (1) insert—\n“(1ZA) A person guilty of an offence under subsection (1) is liable—\n(a) on summary conviction in England and Wales, to imprisonment for a term not exceeding the general limit in a magistrates’ court or a fine (or both);\n(b) on summary conviction in Scotland, to imprisonment for a term not exceeding 12 months or a fine not exceeding the statutory maximum (or both);\n(c) on conviction on indictment in England and Wales, to imprisonment for a term not exceeding 2 years or a fine (or both);\n(d) on conviction on indictment in Scotland, to imprisonment for a term not exceeding 2 years or a fine (or both).”;\n(c) in subsection (1B)—\n(i) in paragraph (a) for “51 weeks” substitute “the general limit in a magistrates’ court”;\n(ii) in paragraph (b) for “6 months, to a fine not exceeding level 4 on the standard scale” substitute “12 months, to a fine not exceeding the statutory maximum”;\n(iii) after paragraph (b) insert—\n“(c) on conviction on indictment in England and Wales, to imprisonment for a term not exceeding 2 years or a fine (or both);\n(d) on conviction on indictment in Scotland, to imprisonment for a term not exceeding 2 years or a fine (or both).”;\n(d) omit subsection (1C).\n(4) The amendments made by this section do not apply in relation to an offence committed before this section comes into force.",
  "extent": "E+W+S",
  "status": "prospective",
  "version": "current",
  "annotations": [
    {
      "type": "I",
      "label": "I1",
      "text": "S. 29 not in force at Royal Assent, see s. 255(1)"
    }
  ],
  "outstanding_effects": [],
  "provenance": {
    "source": "legislation.gov.uk",
    "source_url": "https://www.legislation.gov.uk/ukpga/2026/20/section/29",
    "retrieved_at": "2026-10-31T10:30:58.060228+00:00"
  },
  "licence": "Open Government Licence v3.0",
  "licence_url": "https://www.nationalarchives.gov.uk/doc/open-government-licence/version/3/",
  "attribution": "Contains public sector information licensed under the Open Government Licence v3.0. Source: legislation.gov.uk, The National Archives."
}