37 Defence to sale of bladed articles to persons under 18: Northern Ireland
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37  Defence to sale of bladed articles to persons under 18: Northern Ireland

(1)     The Criminal Justice (Northern Ireland) Order 1996 (SI 1996/3160 (NI 24)) is amended as follows.

(2)     In Article 54 (sale of bladed articles to persons under 18), in paragraph (4), for “It” substitute “Subject to Article 54A, it”.

(3)     After that Article insert—

“54A Limitations on defence to offence under Article 54

(1)     This Article applies if—

(a)     a person (“the seller”) is charged with an offence under Article 54 (sale of bladed articles to persons under 18), and

(b)     the seller was not in the presence of the person (“the buyer”) to whom the article to which the charge relates was sold at the time of the sale.

(2)     For the purposes of paragraph

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