1 Sale of corrosive products to persons under 18
Offensive Weapons Act 2019 (2019 c 17) | Legislation

Part 1 Corrosive Products and Substances

Sale and delivery of corrosive products

1  Sale of corrosive products to persons under 18

(1)     A person commits an offence if they sell a corrosive product to a person who is under the age of 18.

(2)     Subject to section 2, it is a defence for a person charged in England and Wales or Northern Ireland with an offence under subsection (1) to prove that they took all reasonable precautions and exercised all due diligence to avoid the commission of the offence.

(3)     Except where section 2 applies, it is a defence for a person (“the accused”) charged in Scotland with an offence under subsection (1) to show that—

(a)     the accused believed the person to whom the corrosive product was sold (“the purchaser”) to be aged 18 or over, and

(b)     either the accused had taken reasonable steps to establish the purchaser's age

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