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Violent Crime Reduction Act 2006 in Scotland

2006 c. 38 · Enacted 8 November 2006 · Extends to United Kingdom

Not fully up to date. 2 changes made by later legislation have not yet been written into this text, which is revised to 14 July 2021.

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Sch. 2 para. 2(4)excludedMental Capacity Act (Northern Ireland) 2016 s. 170(1)s. 170(2)(b)
Sch. 2 para. 2(5)excludedMental Capacity Act (Northern Ireland) 2016 s. 170(1)s. 170(2)(b)

An Act to make provision for reducing and dealing with the abuse of alcohol; to make provision about real and imitation firearms, about ammunition and about knives and other weapons; to amend the Football Spectators Act 1989 and the Football (Disorder) Act 2000; to amend the Sexual Offences Act 2003 and section 8 of the Crime and Disorder Act 1998; to amend section 23 of the Children and Young Persons Act 1969; to amend the Mobile Telephones (Re-programming) Act 2002; and for connected purposes.

[8th November 2006]

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. Introductory
  2. 1Drinking banning orders Repealed
  3. 2Duration of drinking banning orders Repealed
  4. Orders made on application
  5. 3Orders on an application to magistrates' court Repealed
  6. 5Variation or discharge of orders under s. 3 or 4 Repealed
  7. Orders made on conviction
  8. 6Orders on conviction in criminal proceedings Repealed
  9. 7Supplementary provision about orders on conviction Repealed
  10. Supplemental provisions about drinking banning orders
  11. 9Interim orders Repealed
  12. 10Appeals Repealed
  13. 11Breach of drinking banning orders Repealed
  14. 12Approved courses Repealed
  15. 13Certificates of completion of approved courses Repealed
  16. 14Interpretation of Chapter 1 Repealed
  17. 15Power to impose charges on licence holders etc. in zones Repealed
  18. 16Designation of alcohol disorder zones Repealed
  19. 17Procedure for designation of zones Repealed
  20. 20Supplemental provisions for Chapter 2 Repealed
  21. Chapter 3: Other provisions
  22. Licence reviews
  23. 21Power of police to require review of premises licence
  24. 22Provisions supplemental to s. 21
  25. Persistently selling alcohol to children
  26. 23Offence of persistently selling alcohol to children
  27. Door supervision at licensed premises
  28. 25Mandatory premises licence condition: door supervision
  29. Alcohol related disorder in public places
  30. Part 2: Weapons etc.
  31. Dangerous weapons
  32. 28Using someone to mind a weapon
  33. 29Penalties etc. for offence under s. 28
  34. Minimum sentences for firearms offences
  35. 30Minimum sentences for certain firearms offences
  36. Air weapons
  37. 31Prohibition on sale or transfer of air weapons except by registered dealers
  38. 32Sales of air weapons by way of trade or business to be face to face
  39. 33Age limits for purchase etc. of air weapons
  40. 34Firing an air weapon beyond premises
  41. Ammunition
  42. 35Restriction on sale and purchase of primers
  43. Imitation firearms
  44. 36Manufacture, import and sale of realistic imitation firearms
  45. 37Specific defences applying to the offence under s. 36
  46. 38Meaning of “realistic imitation firearm”
  47. 39Specification for imitation firearms
  48. 40Supplying imitation firearms to minors
  49. 41Increase of maximum sentence for possessing an imitation firearm
  50. 42Increase of maximum sentences for offences of having knives etc.
  51. 43Sale etc. of knives and other weapons
  52. 44Sale etc. of crossbows
  53. 45Power of members of staff to search school pupils for weapons
  54. 46Power to search further education students for weapons
  55. 48Amendment of police power to search schools etc. for weapons
  56. Supplemental
  57. 49Consequential amendments relating to minimum sentences
  58. 50Supplemental provisions for Part 2
  59. Part 3: Miscellaneous
  60. 52Football-related disorder
  61. 53Sale and disposal of tickets by unauthorised persons
  62. 55Continuity of sexual offences law
  63. 57Amendment of s. 82 of the Sexual Offences Act 2003
  64. 58Power of entry and search of relevant offender's home address
  65. Other
  66. 62Offering or agreeing to re-programme a mobile telephone
  67. Part 4: General
  68. 64Expenses
  69. 65Repeals
  70. 66Short title, commencement and extent
  71. Schedule 1: Consequential amendments relating to minimum sentences
  72. Magistrates' Courts Act 1980 (c. 43)
  73. 1Paragraph 1
  74. Mental Health Act 1983 (c. 20)
  75. 2Paragraph 2
  76. Criminal Justice Act 1988 (c. 33)
  77. 3Paragraph 3
  78. Criminal Procedure (Scotland) Act 1995 (c. 46)
  79. 4Paragraph 4
  80. Crime and Disorder Act 1998 (c. 37)
  81. 5Paragraph 5
  82. Powers of Criminal Courts (Sentencing) Act 2000 (c. 6)
  83. 6Paragraph 6
  84. 7Paragraph 7 Repealed
  85. 8Paragraph 8
  86. Criminal Justice Act 2003 (c. 44)
  87. 9Paragraph 9
  88. Using someone to mind a weapon
  89. 1Paragraph 1
  90. Penalties etc. for offence under paragraph 1
  91. Minimum sentence for certain firearms offences
  92. 3Paragraph 3
  93. Manufacture, import and sale of realistic imitation firearms
  94. Specification for imitation firearms
  95. Supplying imitation firearms to minors
  96. 8Paragraph 8
  97. Increase of maximum sentence for possessing an imitation firearm
  98. 9Paragraph 9
  99. Sale etc. of knives and other weapons
  100. 10Paragraph 10
  101. 11Paragraph 11
  102. Sale etc. of crossbows
  103. 12Paragraph 12
  104. Amendment of police power to search schools etc. for weapons
  105. 13Paragraph 13
  106. Supplemental
  107. 14Paragraph 14
  108. Part 1: Football banning orders
  109. Introductory
  110. 1Paragraph 1
  111. Banning orders: bail conditions
  112. 2Paragraph 2
  113. Appeals against decisions not to make banning orders
  114. 3Paragraph 3
  115. Applications for banning orders under section 14B
  116. 4Paragraph 4
  117. Notification obligations under banning orders
  118. 5Paragraph 5
  119. Duration of banning orders
  120. 6Paragraph 6
  121. Notices during control periods
  122. 7Paragraph 7
  123. Deemed receipt of notices and other documents
  124. 8Paragraph 8
  125. New relevant offence
  126. 9Paragraph 9
  127. Part 2: Consequential Amendments
  128. Meaning of “spectator” in Part 1
  129. 10Paragraph 10
  130. General provisions relating to licences to admit spectators
  131. 11Paragraph 11
  132. Declarations of relevance
  133. 12Paragraph 12
  134. Periods relevant to football matches
  135. 13Paragraph 13
  136. Amendments of other enactments
  137. 14Paragraph 14
  138. 15Paragraph 15
  139. 1Paragraph 1
  140. 2Paragraph 2
  141. Schedule 5Repeals