Paragraph 5E F1F2
England and Wales
It is a defence for a person charged—
with an offence under section 141(1) or (1A) of the Criminal Justice Act 1988; or
with an offence under section 50(2) or (3) of the Customs and Excise Management Act 1979,
in respect of any conduct of the person relating to a weapon to which section 141 of the Criminal Justice Act 1988 applies by virtue of F3paragraph 1(r), (sa) or (u) to show that the weapon in question is blunt.
For the purposes of sub-paragraph (1), a weapon is blunt if it does not have any of the following elements—
a thin edge adapted to cutting;
a sharp point adapted to piercing;
any other element adapted to cutting or piercing.
Annotations
Textual amendments
- F1
Sch. paras. 3-6 inserted (E.W.N.I.) (6.4.2008) by The Criminal Justice Act 1988 (Offensive Weapons)(Amendment) Order 2008 (S.I. 2008/973), arts. 1(1), 2(3)
- F2
Sch. paras. 5C-5E 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(6)
- F3
Words in Sch. para. 5E substituted (1.8.2025) by The Criminal Justice Act 1988 (Offensive Weapons) (Amendment, Surrender and Compensation) (England and Wales) Order 2025 (S.I. 2025/681), arts. 1(2)(b), 2(7)
Notes on the whole SI
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
Notes on Schedule
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