# The Criminal Justice Act 1988 (Offensive Weapons) (Exemption) Order 1996, Article 2


Section 141A(1) of the Criminal Justice Act 1988 (sale of knives or certain articles with blade or point to persons under sixteen) shall not apply to —
(a) a folding pocket-knife if the cutting edge of its blade does not exceed 7.62 centimetres (3 inches).
(b) razor blades permanently enclosed in a cartridge or housing where less than 2 millimetres of any blade is exposed beyond the plane which intersects the highest point of the surfaces preceding and following such blades.

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Source: https://www.legislation.gov.uk/uksi/1996/3064/article/2 (the official version)
Page: https://openlegislation.uk/criminal-justice-act-1988-offensive-weapons-exemption-order-1996/article-2
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