# The Surrender of Offensive Weapons (Compensation) Regulations 2020, Regulation 3: Eligibility for compensation


(1) Compensation is payable in accordance with this Part for offensive weapons surrendered in accordance with arrangements made under section 48(1) (surrender of prohibited offensive weapons) of the Act.
(2) Compensation may be claimed by a person—
(a) in respect of a weapon, possession of which will become unlawful by virtue of—
(i) section 44 (prohibition on the possession of certain dangerous knives) of the Act (by itself or in combination with section 43 (amendments to the definition of “flick-knife”) of the Act), or
(ii) section 46 (prohibition on the possession of offensive weapons) of the Act (by itself or in combination with section 47 (prohibition on the possession of offensive weapons: supplementary) of the Act);
(b) who, in the case of a weapon other than a cyclone knife—
(i) owned the weapon on 20th June 2018, or
(ii) on or before 20th June 2018 had contracted to acquire the weapon;
(c) who, in the case of a cyclone knife—
(i) owned the cyclone knife on 22 January 2019, or
(ii) on or before 22 January 2019 had contracted to acquire the cyclone knife;
(d) who has surrendered the weapon in accordance with arrangements made under section 48(1) of the Act within the required period; and
(e) who has made a declaration, in a form approved by the Secretary of State, that the person is the legal owner of the weapon and that it was lawfully acquired.
(3) In paragraph (2), “cyclone knife” means the weapon sometimes known as a “cyclone knife” or “spiral knife” being a weapon with—
(a) a handle;
(b) a blade with two or more cutting edges, each of which forms a helix; and
(c) a sharp point at the end of the blade.

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Source: https://www.legislation.gov.uk/ukdsi/2020/9780111196762/regulation/3 (the official version)
Page: https://openlegislation.uk/draft-surrender-of-offensive-weapons-compensation-regulations-2020/regulation-3
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