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Offensive Weapons Act 2019 in Scotland

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. 5Presumptions in proceedings in Scotland for offence under section 1, 3 or 4
  8. Possession of corrosive substances
  9. 6Offence of having a corrosive substance in a public place
  10. 7Presumptions in proceedings in Scotland for offence under section 6
  11. 11Search for corrosive substances: Scotland
  12. Consequential amendments relating to corrosive products and substances
  13. 13Consequential amendments relating to corrosive products and substances
  14. Knife crime prevention orders made otherwise than on conviction
  15. 14Knife crime prevention order made otherwise than on conviction
  16. 15Requirements for application for order under section 14
  17. 16Application without notice
  18. Interim knife crime prevention orders
  19. 17Interim knife crime prevention order: application without notice
  20. 18Interim knife crime prevention order: application not determined
  21. Knife crime prevention orders made on conviction
  22. 19Knife crime prevention order made on conviction
  23. 20Requirement to consult on application for order under section 19
  24. Provisions of knife crime prevention order
  25. 21Provisions of knife crime prevention order
  26. 22Requirements included in knife crime prevention order etc
  27. Notification requirements
  28. 24Notification requirements
  29. Supplementary provisions
  30. 26Review of knife crime prevention order
  31. 27Variation, renewal or discharge of knife crime prevention order etc
  32. 28Appeal against knife crime prevention order etc
  33. 30Guidance
  34. 31Piloting
  35. 32Consequential amendments
  36. 33Interpretation of Part
  37. Part 3: Sale and delivery of knives etc
  38. 34Sale etc of bladed articles to persons under 18
  39. 36Defence to sale etc of bladed articles to persons under 18: Scotland
  40. 38Delivery of bladed products to residential premises etc
  41. 39Delivery of bladed products to persons under 18
  42. 40Defences to offence under section 38 or 39
  43. 41Meaning of “bladed product” in sections 38 to 40
  44. 42Delivery of bladed articles to persons under 18
  45. Part 4: Possession etc of certain offensive weapons
  46. 43Amendments to the definition of “flick knife”
  47. 44Prohibition on the possession of certain dangerous knives
  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. 54Prohibition of certain firearms etc: England and Wales and Scotland
  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. 61Conditions applying to certain firearms: England and Wales and Scotland
  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. 10Paragraph 10 Not yet in force
  87. 12Paragraph 12 Not yet in force