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Offensive Weapons Act 2019 in Northern Ireland

2019 c. 17 · Enacted 16 May 2019 · Extends to United Kingdom

Not fully up to date. 44 changes made by later legislation have not yet been written into this text, which is revised to 27 March 2023.

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ProvisionChangeMade by
s. 9(1)(b)words substitutedOffensive Weapons Act 2019 s. 9(5)(a)(i)
s. 9(1)(c)word insertedOffensive Weapons Act 2019 s. 9(5)(a)(ii)
s. 9(1)(e) and wordomittedOffensive Weapons Act 2019 s. 9(5)(a)(iii)
s. 9(3)words substitutedOffensive Weapons Act 2019 s. 9(5)(b)(i)
s. 9(3)words omittedOffensive Weapons Act 2019 s. 9(5)(b)(ii)
s. 9(3)words omittedOffensive Weapons Act 2019 s. 9(5)(b)(iii)
s. 39(2)omittedCrime and Policing Act 2026 s. 35(3)(b)
s. 39(7)words substitutedCrime and Policing Act 2026 s. 35(3)(d)(i)
s. 39(7)(b)words omittedCrime and Policing Act 2026 s. 35(3)(d)(ii)
s. 39(7)(c)(d)insertedCrime and Policing Act 2026 s. 35(3)(d)(iii)
s. 40substitutedCrime and Policing Act 2026 s. 35(4)
s. 40A-40DinsertedCrime and Policing Act 2026 s. 35(5)
s. 41 headingword substitutedCrime and Policing Act 2026 s. 35(6)(a)
s. 41(1)word substitutedCrime and Policing Act 2026 s. 35(6)(b)
s. 41(2)word substitutedCrime and Policing Act 2026 s. 35(6)(c)
s. 41(4)word substitutedCrime and Policing Act 2026 s. 35(6)(e)
s. 42(1)(c)-(e)substitutedCrime and Policing Act 2026 s. 35(7)(a)
s. 42(2)omittedCrime and Policing Act 2026 s. 35(7)(b)
s. 42(3)omittedCrime and Policing Act 2026 s. 35(7)(b)
s. 42(4)-(4G)substituted for s. 42(4)-(9)Crime and Policing Act 2026 s. 35(7)(c)
s. 42(10)words substitutedCrime and Policing Act 2026 s. 35(7)(d)(i)
s. 42(10)(b)words omittedCrime and Policing Act 2026 s. 35(7)(d)(ii)
s. 42(10)(c)(d)insertedCrime and Policing Act 2026 s. 35(7)(d)(iii)
s. 42AinsertedCrime and Policing Act 2026 s. 35(8)
s. 66(1)(ga)insertedCrime and Policing Act 2026 s. 42(2)(a)
s. 66(1)(gb)insertedCrime and Policing Act 2026 s. 38(3)
s. 66(2)(aa)insertedCrime and Policing Act 2026 s. 38(4)
s. 66(2)(da)insertedCrime and Policing Act 2026 s. 42(2)(b)
s. 66(3)(da)insertedCrime and Policing Act 2026 s. 41(4)
s. 66(3)(fa)insertedCrime and Policing Act 2026 s. 43(4)
s. 68(2)words insertedCrime and Policing Act 2026 s. 35(9)(a)
s. 68(2A)insertedCrime and Policing Act 2026 s. 35(9)(b)
s. 68(3)word omittedCrime and Policing Act 2026 s. 35(9)(c)(i)
s. 68(3)words insertedCrime and Policing Act 2026 s. 35(9)(c)(ii)
s. 68(4)words substitutedCrime and Policing Act 2026 s. 35(9)(d)
s. 68(6)words insertedCrime and Policing Act 2026 s. 35(9)(e)
s. 68(6A)insertedCrime and Policing Act 2026 s. 35(9)(f)
s. 39(3)omittedCrime and Policing Act 2026 s. 35(3)(b)
s. 41(3)word substitutedCrime and Policing Act 2026 s. 35(6)(d)
s. 39(6)-(6C)substituted for s. 39(6)Crime and Policing Act 2026 s. 35(3)(c)
s. 38(4)omittedCrime and Policing Act 2026 s. 35(2)(a)
s. 38(8)(b)words omittedCrime and Policing Act 2026 s. 35(2)(b)(i)
s. 38(8)(c)(d)insertedCrime and Policing Act 2026 s. 35(2)(b)(ii)
s. 39(1)(c)-(e)substitutedCrime and Policing Act 2026 s. 35(3)(a)

An Act to make provision for and in connection with offences relating to offensive weapons.

[16th May 2019]

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

  1. Part 1: Corrosive products and substances
  2. Sale and delivery of corrosive products
  3. 1Sale of corrosive products to persons under 18
  4. 2Defence to remote sale of corrosive products to persons under 18
  5. 3Delivery of corrosive products to residential premises etc
  6. 4Delivery of corrosive products to persons under 18
  7. Possession of corrosive substances
  8. 6Offence of having a corrosive substance in a public place
  9. 12Search for corrosive substances: Northern Ireland Not yet in force
  10. Consequential amendments relating to corrosive products and substances
  11. 13Consequential amendments relating to corrosive products and substances
  12. Knife crime prevention orders made otherwise than on conviction
  13. 14Knife crime prevention order made otherwise than on conviction
  14. 15Requirements for application for order under section 14
  15. 16Application without notice
  16. Interim knife crime prevention orders
  17. 17Interim knife crime prevention order: application without notice
  18. 18Interim knife crime prevention order: application not determined
  19. Knife crime prevention orders made on conviction
  20. 19Knife crime prevention order made on conviction
  21. 20Requirement to consult on application for order under section 19
  22. Provisions of knife crime prevention order
  23. 21Provisions of knife crime prevention order
  24. 22Requirements included in knife crime prevention order etc
  25. Notification requirements
  26. 24Notification requirements
  27. Supplementary provisions
  28. 26Review of knife crime prevention order
  29. 27Variation, renewal or discharge of knife crime prevention order etc
  30. 28Appeal against knife crime prevention order etc
  31. 30Guidance
  32. 31Piloting
  33. 32Consequential amendments
  34. 33Interpretation of Part
  35. Part 3: Sale and delivery of knives etc
  36. 34Sale etc of bladed articles to persons under 18
  37. 36Defence to sale etc of bladed articles to persons under 18: Scotland
  38. 37Defence to sale of bladed articles to persons under 18: Northern Ireland Not yet in force
  39. 38Delivery of bladed products to residential premises etc
  40. 39Delivery of bladed products to persons under 18
  41. 40Defences to offence under section 38 or 39
  42. 41Meaning of “bladed product” in sections 38 to 40
  43. 42Delivery of bladed articles to persons under 18
  44. Part 4: Possession etc of certain offensive weapons
  45. 43Amendments to the definition of “flick knife”
  46. 44Prohibition on the possession of certain dangerous knives
  47. 45Prohibition on the possession of offensive weapons on further education premises
  48. 46Prohibition on the possession of offensive weapons
  49. 47Prohibition on the possession of offensive weapons: supplementary
  50. 48Surrender of prohibited offensive weapons
  51. 49Payments in respect of surrendered offensive weapons
  52. 50Offence of threatening with offensive weapon etc in a public place etc
  53. 51Offence of threatening with offensive weapon etc on further education premises
  54. 53Search for corrosive substance on school or further education premises
  55. Part 6: Firearms
  56. 55Prohibition of certain firearms etc: Northern Ireland
  57. 56Consequential amendments relating to sections 54 and 55
  58. 57Surrender of prohibited firearms etc
  59. 58Payments in respect of surrendered firearms other than bump stocks
  60. 59Payments in respect of prohibited firearms which are bump stocks
  61. 60Payments in respect of ancillary equipment
  62. 62Conditions applying to certain firearms: Northern Ireland Not yet in force
  63. 63Interpretation of Part
  64. Part 7: Enforcement
  65. 64Enforcement of offences relating to sale etc of offensive weapons
  66. 65Application of Regulatory Enforcement and Sanctions Act 2008
  67. Part 8: Supplementary
  68. 66Guidance on offences relating to offensive weapons etc
  69. 67Consequential amendments relating to armed forces
  70. 68Regulations and orders
  71. 69Extent
  72. 70Commencement
  73. 71Short title
  74. Schedule 1: Corrosive products
  75. 1Paragraph 1
  76. Schedule 2: Consequential amendments relating to sections 54 and 55
  77. Customs and Excise Management Act 1979 (c. 2)
  78. 1Paragraph 1
  79. 2Paragraph 2
  80. 3Paragraph 3
  81. 4Paragraph 4
  82. 5Paragraph 5
  83. 6Paragraph 6
  84. Violent Crime Reduction Act 2006 (c. 38)
  85. 9Paragraph 9
  86. 11Paragraph 11
  87. 13Paragraph 13