# The Criminal Justice Act 1988 (Offensive Weapons) (Exemption) Order 1996, Note: Explanatory note


(This note is not part of the Order)
This Order, which comes into force on 1st January 1997, exempts from the offence, in section 141A of the Criminal Justice Act 1988, of selling a knife or certain other articles with a blade or point to persons under sixteen, the sale of a folding pocket-knife with a blade of less than 7.62 centimetres (3 inches) and a razor blade permanently enclosed in a cartridge or housing.

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