# The Criminal Justice Act 1988 (Offensive Weapons) (Amendment, Surrender and Compensation) (England and Wales) Order 2025, Article 1: Citation, commencement and extent


(1) This Order may be cited as the Criminal Justice Act 1988 (Offensive Weapons) (Amendment, Surrender and Compensation) (England and Wales) Order 2025.
(2) This Order comes into force as follows—
(a) this Part and Part 3 come into force on the day after the day on which this Order is made;
(b) Part 2 comes into force on 1st August 2025;
(c) Part 4 comes into force on 1st July 2025.
(3) This Order extends to England and Wales.

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Source: https://www.legislation.gov.uk/ukdsi/2025/9780348270617/article/1 (the official version)
Page: https://openlegislation.uk/draft-criminal-justice-act-1988-offensive-weapons-amendment-surrender-and-compensation-england-and-wales-order-2025/article-1
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