# Crossbows Act 1987, Section 3: Possession.

Extent: E+W+S

A person under the age of eighteen who has with him—
(a) a crossbow which is capable of discharging a missile, or
(b) parts of a crossbow which together (and without any other parts) can be assembled to form a crossbow capable of discharging a missile,
is guilty of an offence, unless he is under the supervision of a person who is twenty-one years of age or older.

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Source: https://www.legislation.gov.uk/ukpga/1987/32/section/3 (the official version)
Page: https://openlegislation.uk/crossbows-act-1987/section-3
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