47 Prohibition on the possession of offensive weapons: supplementary
Offensive Weapons Act 2019 (2019 c 17) | Legislation

47  Prohibition on the possession of offensive weapons: supplementary

(1)     The Schedule to the Criminal Justice Act 1988 (Offensive Weapons) Order 1988 (SI 1988/2019) is amended in accordance with subsections (2) to (9).

(2)     In paragraph 1, after paragraph (r) insert—

“(s)     the weapon sometimes known as a “zombie knife”, “zombie killer knife” or “zombie slayer knife”, being a blade with—

(i)     a cutting edge;

(ii)     a serrated edge; and

(iii)     images or words (whether on the blade or handle) that suggest that it is to be used for the purpose of violence.”

(3)     In paragraph 1, after paragraph (s) insert—

“(t)     the weapon sometimes known as a “cyclone knife” or “spiral knife” being a weapon with—

(i)     a handle,

(ii)     a blade with two or more cutting edges, each of which forms a helix, and

(iii)     a sharp point at the end of the blade.”

(4)     In paragraph 2, after “subsection (1)” insert “or (1A)”.

(5)     In paragraph 3(a), after “section 141(1)” insert “or (1A)”.

(6)     In paragraph 4—

(a)     the existing text becomes sub-paragraph (1),

(b)     in that sub-paragraph, in paragraph (a), after “section

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