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Paragraph 1A F1F2

England and Wales

Changes not yet applied. Later legislation changes this provision in ways not yet written into the text below:

(1)

For the purposes of paragraph 1(sa), the specified features are—

(a)

a serrated cutting edge (other than a serrated cutting edge of up to 2 inches next to the handle);

(b)

more than one hole in the blade;

(c)

spikes;

(d)

more than two sharp points in the blade (other than a sharp point of a kind specified in sub-paragraph (2)).

(2)

The kinds of sharp point mentioned in sub-paragraph (1)(d) are—

(a)

a sharp point where the angle between the edges which create the point is an angle of at least 90 degrees (where there is a curved edge, the angle will be measured by reference to the tangent of the curve);

(b)

a sharp point on the cutting edge of the blade near the handle.

Annotations

Textual amendments

F1

Order revoked (S.) (29.9.2005) by The Criminal Justice Act 1988 (Offensive Weapons) (Scotland) Order 2005 (S.S.I. 2005/483), art. 3

F2

Sch. para. 1A inserted (E.W.) (24.9.2024) by The Criminal Justice Act 1988 (Offensive Weapons) (Amendment, Surrender and Compensation) Order 2024 (S.I. 2024/583), arts. 1(2)(b), 2(3)