52 Offence of threatening with an offensive weapon etc in a private place
Offensive Weapons Act 2019 (2019 c 17) | Legislation

52  Offence of threatening with an offensive weapon etc in a private place

(1)     A person (“A”) commits an offence if—

(a)     while A is in a private place, A unlawfully and intentionally threatens another person (“B”) with an article or substance to which this subsection applies, and

(b)     A does so in such a way that there is an immediate risk of serious physical harm to B.

(2)     Subsection (1) applies to an article or substance if it is—

(a)     an offensive weapon within the meaning of section 1 of the Prevention of Crime Act 1953,

(b)     an article to which section 139 of the Criminal Justice

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