# Knives Act 1997, Section 10: Interpretation.


In this Act—
“the court” means—
(a)in relation to England and Wales or Northern Ireland, the Crown Court or a magistrate’s court;
(b)in relation to Scotland, the sheriff;
“knife” means an instrument which has a blade or is sharply pointed;
“marketing” and related expressions are to be read with section 1(4);
“publication” includes a publication in electronic form and, in the case of a publication which is, or may be, produced from electronic data, any medium on which the data are stored;
“suitable for combat” means suitable for use as a weapon for inflicting injury on a person or causing a person to fear injury;
“violent behaviour” means an unlawful act inflicting injury on a person or causing a person to fear injury.

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Source: https://www.legislation.gov.uk/ukpga/1997/21/section/10 (the official version)
Page: https://openlegislation.uk/knives-act-1997/section-10
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