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Paragraph 6 F1

England, Wales and Northern Ireland

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

For the purposes of F2paragraphs 3, 4 F3, F4and 5A to 5E, a person shall be taken to have shown a matter specified in those paragraphs if—

(a)

sufficient evidence of that matter is adduced to raise an issue with respect to it; and

(b)

the contrary is not proved beyond a reasonable doubt.

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

Words in Sch. para. 6 substituted (1.8.2008) by The Criminal Justice Act 1988 (Offensive Weapons) (Amendment No. 2) Order 2008 (S.I. 2008/2039), arts. 1(1), 2(4)

F3

Words in Sch. para. 6 substituted (14.7.2021 for E.W.) by Offensive Weapons Act 2019 (c. 17), s. 47(9) (with s. 47(10)); S.I. 2021/819, reg. 2(e)

F4

Words in Sch. para. 6 substituted (E.W.) (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(8)

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