# Justice Act (Northern Ireland) 2011, Section 52: Penalty for certain knife offences


In section 139A of the Criminal Justice Act 1988 (c. 33) (having knife etc. on school premises) for subsections (5) and (6) substitute—
“(5) A person guilty of an offence under subsection (1) or (2) shall be liable—
(a) on summary conviction, to imprisonment for a term not exceeding 12 months or to a fine not exceeding the statutory maximum, or to both;
(b) on conviction on indictment, to imprisonment for a term not exceeding 4 years, or to a fine, or to both.
(6) In this section and section 139B “school premises” means land used for the purposes of a school, excluding any land occupied solely as a dwelling by a person employed at the school; and “school” has the meaning given by Article 2(2) of the Education and Libraries (Northern Ireland) Order 1986.”.

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Source: https://www.legislation.gov.uk/nia/2011/24/section/52 (the official version)
Page: https://openlegislation.uk/justice-act-northern-ireland-2011/section-52
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