Offensive Weapons Act 2019
2019 c. 17 · Enacted 16 May 2019 · Extends to United Kingdom
Be it enacted by the Queen's most Excellent Majesty, by and with the advice and consent of the Lords Spiritual and Temporal, and Commons, in this present Parliament assembled, and by the authority of the same, as follows:—
Contents
- Part 1: Corrosive products and substances
- Sale and delivery of corrosive products
- 1Sale of corrosive products to persons under 18
- 2Defence to remote sale of corrosive products to persons under 18
- 3Delivery of corrosive products to residential premises etc
- 4Delivery of corrosive products to persons under 18
- 5Presumptions in proceedings in Scotland for offence under section 1, 3 or 4
- Possession of corrosive substances
- 6Offence of having a corrosive substance in a public place
- 7Presumptions in proceedings in Scotland for offence under section 6
- 8Appropriate custodial sentence for conviction under section 6 Not yet in force
- 9Offence under section 6: relevant convictions Not yet in force
- 10Search for corrosive substances: England and Wales
- 11Search for corrosive substances: Scotland
- 12Search for corrosive substances: Northern Ireland Not yet in force
- Consequential amendments relating to corrosive products and substances
- 13Consequential amendments relating to corrosive products and substances
- Part 2: Knife crime prevention orders
- Knife crime prevention orders made otherwise than on conviction
- 14Knife crime prevention order made otherwise than on conviction
- 15Requirements for application for order under section 14
- 16Application without notice
- Interim knife crime prevention orders
- 17Interim knife crime prevention order: application without notice
- 18Interim knife crime prevention order: application not determined
- Knife crime prevention orders made on conviction
- 19Knife crime prevention order made on conviction
- 20Requirement to consult on application for order under section 19
- Provisions of knife crime prevention order
- 21Provisions of knife crime prevention order
- 22Requirements included in knife crime prevention order etc
- 23Duration of knife crime prevention order etc
- Notification requirements
- 24Notification requirements
- 25Offences relating to notification
- Supplementary provisions
- 26Review of knife crime prevention order
- 27Variation, renewal or discharge of knife crime prevention order etc
- 28Appeal against knife crime prevention order etc
- 29Offence of breaching knife crime prevention order etc
- 30Guidance
- 31Piloting
- 32Consequential amendments
- 33Interpretation of Part
- Part 3: Sale and delivery of knives etc
- 34Sale etc of bladed articles to persons under 18
- 35Defence to sale of bladed articles to persons under 18: England and Wales
- 36Defence to sale etc of bladed articles to persons under 18: Scotland
- 37Defence to sale of bladed articles to persons under 18: Northern Ireland Not yet in force
- 38Delivery of bladed products to residential premises etc
- 39Delivery of bladed products to persons under 18
- 40Defences to offence under section 38 or 39
- 41Meaning of “bladed product” in sections 38 to 40
- 42Delivery of bladed articles to persons under 18
- Part 4: Possession etc of certain offensive weapons
- 43Amendments to the definition of “flick knife”
- 44Prohibition on the possession of certain dangerous knives
- 45Prohibition on the possession of offensive weapons on further education premises
- 46Prohibition on the possession of offensive weapons
- 47Prohibition on the possession of offensive weapons: supplementary
- 48Surrender of prohibited offensive weapons
- 49Payments in respect of surrendered offensive weapons
- Part 5: Threatening with offensive weapons
- 50Offence of threatening with offensive weapon etc in a public place etc
- 51Offence of threatening with offensive weapon etc on further education premises
- 52Offence of threatening with an offensive weapon etc in a private place
- 53Search for corrosive substance on school or further education premises
- Part 6: Firearms
- 54Prohibition of certain firearms etc: England and Wales and Scotland
- 55Prohibition of certain firearms etc: Northern Ireland
- 56Consequential amendments relating to sections 54 and 55
- 57Surrender of prohibited firearms etc
- 58Payments in respect of surrendered firearms other than bump stocks
- 59Payments in respect of prohibited firearms which are bump stocks
- 60Payments in respect of ancillary equipment
- 61Conditions applying to certain firearms: England and Wales and Scotland
- 62Conditions applying to certain firearms: Northern Ireland Not yet in force
- 63Interpretation of Part
- Part 7: Enforcement
- 64Enforcement of offences relating to sale etc of offensive weapons
- 65Application of Regulatory Enforcement and Sanctions Act 2008
- Part 8: Supplementary
- 66Guidance on offences relating to offensive weapons etc
- 67Consequential amendments relating to armed forces
- 68Regulations and orders
- 69Extent
- 70Commencement
- 71Short title
- Schedule 1: Corrosive products
- 1Paragraph 1
- Schedule 2: Consequential amendments relating to sections 54 and 55
- Customs and Excise Management Act 1979 (c. 2)
- 1Paragraph 1
- 2Paragraph 2
- 3Paragraph 3
- 4Paragraph 4
- 5Paragraph 5
- 6Paragraph 6
- Powers of Criminal Courts (Sentencing) Act 2000 (c. 6)
- 7Paragraph 7 Not yet in force
- 8Paragraph 8 Not yet in force
- Violent Crime Reduction Act 2006 (c. 38)
- 9Paragraph 9
- 10Paragraph 10 Not yet in force
- 11Paragraph 11
- 12Paragraph 12 Not yet in force
- 13Paragraph 13