# The Criminal Justice Act 1988 (Offensive Weapons) (Amendment, Surrender and Compensation) (England and Wales) Order 2025, Article 5: Receipt of weapon surrendered


(1) If an officer is satisfied that the criteria in article 4 have been met, the officer must, upon receipt of the weapon, issue a receipt containing a unique reference number to the person who surrendered the weapon.
(2) The officer must ensure that a copy of the receipt is retained with the weapon surrendered.
(3) In this Part, “officer” means any person authorised to accept surrender of weapons in accordance with arrangements made under article 3(1).

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Source: https://www.legislation.gov.uk/ukdsi/2025/9780348270617/article/5 (the official version)
Page: https://openlegislation.uk/draft-criminal-justice-act-1988-offensive-weapons-amendment-surrender-and-compensation-england-and-wales-order-2025/article-5
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