[139AA Offence of threatening with article with blade or point or offensive weapon]
Criminal Justice Act 1988 (1988 c 33) | Legislation

[139AA  Offence of threatening with article with blade or point or offensive weapon]

[(1)     A person is guilty of an offence if that person—

(a)     has an article to which this section applies with him or her in a public place or on school premises,

(b)     unlawfully and intentionally threatens another person [(“A”)] with the article, and

(c)     does so in such a way that [a reasonable person (“B”) who was exposed to the same threat as A would think that there was an immediate risk of physical harm to B].

[(1A)     A person is guilty of an offence if that person—

(a)     has an article to which this section applies with them on further education premises,

(b)     unlawfully and intentionally threatens another person (“A”) with the article, and

(c)     does

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