44 Prohibition on the possession of certain dangerous knives
Offensive Weapons Act 2019 (2019 c 17) | Legislation

44  Prohibition on the possession of certain dangerous knives

(1)     Section 1 of the Restriction of Offensive Weapons Act 1959 (penalties for offences in connection with dangerous weapons) is amended in accordance with subsections (2) to (4).

(2)     After subsection (1) insert—

“(1A)     Any person who possesses any knife of a kind described in subsection (1) is guilty of an offence.

(1B)     A person guilty of an offence under subsection (1A) is liable—

(a)     on summary conviction in England and Wales, to imprisonment for a term not exceeding 51 weeks, to a fine or to both;

(b)     on summary conviction in Scotland, to imprisonment for a term not exceeding 6 months, to a fine not exceeding level 4 on the standard scale or to both.

(1C)     In relation to an offence committed before the coming into force of section 281(5) of the Criminal Justice Act 2003, subsection (1B)(a) has effect as if the reference to 51 weeks were to 6 months.”

(3)     In subsection (2), for “any such knife as is described in the foregoing subsection” substitute “any knife of a kind described in subsection (1)”.

(4)     After subsection (2) insert—

“(3)     It is a defence for a person

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