{
  "url": "https://openlegislation.uk/retention-of-knives-in-court-regulations-2010/regulation-3",
  "json_url": "https://openlegislation.uk/retention-of-knives-in-court-regulations-2010/regulation-3.json",
  "legislation": "uksi/2010/790",
  "legislation_title": "The Retention of Knives in Court Regulations 2010",
  "legislation_url": "https://openlegislation.uk/retention-of-knives-in-court-regulations-2010",
  "path": "regulation/3",
  "kind": "regulation",
  "number": "3",
  "heading": "Procedure to be followed when a knife is surrendered or seized",
  "text": "(1) This regulation applies where a knife is surrendered to a court security officer in response to a request under section 54(1) or seized by a court security officer under section 54(2).\n(2) The court security officer must give the person a notice containing the following—\n(a) a statement that the court security officer has power to retain the knife under section 55A and that the knife will not be returned when the person leaves the court building;\n(b) a statement that the court security officer may draw the knife to the attention of a constable if the officer reasonably believes that it may be evidence of, or in relation to, an offence; and\n(c) information about the procedure prescribed by these Regulations for requesting the return of the knife and the time limit for making a request.\n(3) The court security officer must also give the person a receipt (which includes a reference number) for the knife.\n(4) The court security officer must request the name of the person and must record the name, a brief description of the knife and the date on which it was surrendered or seized.",
  "extent": "E+W",
  "status": null,
  "version": "current",
  "annotations": [
    {
      "type": "I",
      "label": "I1",
      "text": "Reg. 3 in force at 6.4.2010, see reg. 1"
    }
  ],
  "outstanding_effects": [],
  "provenance": {
    "source": "legislation.gov.uk",
    "source_url": "https://www.legislation.gov.uk/uksi/2010/790/regulation/3",
    "retrieved_at": "2026-10-29T02:47:43.137750+00:00"
  },
  "licence": "Open Government Licence v3.0",
  "licence_url": "https://www.nationalarchives.gov.uk/doc/open-government-licence/version/3/",
  "attribution": "Contains public sector information licensed under the Open Government Licence v3.0. Source: legislation.gov.uk, The National Archives."
}