Explanatory note

This Order amends the description of the weapon sometimes known as a “ninja sword” which is a prohibited weapon listed at paragraph 1(u) of the Schedule to the Criminal Justice Act 1988 (Offensive Weapons) Order 1988 (S.I. 1988/2019).

Article 2(2) amends the description of the secondary straight cutting edge so that its length is no more than 105% longer than the width of the blade immediately after the handle as illustrated in the diagram below.

Illustration

A full Impact Assessment has not been prepared as this amendment makes a minor correction to the legal description of a ninja sword and aligns the legislation with the policy intent. Although the revised legal definition amends the description in the original instrument, it does not change any of the impacts assessed in the original 2025 Impact Assessment, and therefore assessed impacts remain unchanged.