Offensive Weapon

Question 1

Section 1 prevention of crime act 1953

Answer 1

Having an offence weapon in a public place
Any person who without lawful authority or reasonable excuse, the proof whereof shall lie on him has with him in any public place any offensive weapon shall be guilty of an offence

Question 2

3 categories

Answer 2

Those made for causing injury
Those adapted for causing injury
Those intended by a person who has it for use by themselves or some other person for causing injury

Question 3

Section 139 criminal justice act 1988

Answer 3

Bladed or sharply pointed articles
It is an offence for a person to have with him any article which had a blade or is sharply pointed, except a folding pocket knife in a public place without good reason or lawful authority the onus proof being on the carrier

Question 4

Section 139A (1) criminal justice act 1988

Answer 4

Any person who has an article which has a blade or is sharply pointed with them on school premises without good reason or lawful authority commits and offence

Question 5

Section 139 A (2) criminal justice act 1988

Answer 5

Any person who has an offence weapon with them on school premises commits an offence

Question 6

Section 139AA criminal justice act 1988

Answer 6

Threatening with a bladed or sharply point article

Question 7

Section 1A prevention of crime act 1953

Answer 7

Threatening with an offensive weapon

Question 8

Section 141 criminal justice act 1988

Answer 8

Manufacture, sale and hire of offensive weapons

Question 9

Section 141 A of the criminal justice act 1988

Answer 9

Selling knives, knife blade, razor blades, axes to anyone under the age of 18 years

Question 10

Reasonable excuse to have an offensive weapon in public

Answer 10

Self defence
Instant use
For work purposes

Question 11

Define offensive weapon

Answer 11

Any article made or adapted for causing injury to the person or intended by the person having it with him for such use by him

Question 12

Define adapted offensive weapon

Answer 12

Items that are changed or altered in some way to become an adapted offensive weapon

Question 13

Define intended weapon

Answer 13

Anything that a person is carrying with the intention of causing injury

Question 14

Define made offensive weapon

Answer 14

Made/manufactured for causing injury to a person