{
  "url": "https://openlegislation.uk/retention-of-knives-supreme-court-regulations-2013/regulation-3",
  "json_url": "https://openlegislation.uk/retention-of-knives-supreme-court-regulations-2013/regulation-3.json",
  "legislation": "uksi/2013/2532",
  "legislation_title": "The Retention of Knives (Supreme Court) Regulations 2013",
  "legislation_url": "https://openlegislation.uk/retention-of-knives-supreme-court-regulations-2013",
  "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 under section 51C(1) a knife is surrendered to a Supreme Court security officer in response to a request or seized by a Supreme Court security officer.\n(2) Where a knife is surrendered to or seized by a Supreme Court security officer, the officer must give the eligible person a notice containing the following—\n(a) a statement that the officer has power to retain the knife under section 51C and that the knife will not be returned when the person leaves the Supreme Court;\n(b) a statement that the 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 Supreme Court security officer must also give the person a receipt (which includes a reference number) for the knife.\n(4) The Supreme 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": null,
  "status": null,
  "version": "current",
  "annotations": [],
  "outstanding_effects": [],
  "provenance": {
    "source": "legislation.gov.uk",
    "source_url": "https://www.legislation.gov.uk/uksi/2013/2532/regulation/3",
    "retrieved_at": "2026-10-29T00:39:02.524781+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."
}