Offensive Weapons

Question 0

What are the defences to sec 47, carrying an offensive weapon in public?

Answer 0

Employment
Religious belief
National dress

Question 1

What offence exists for having an offensive weapon? What power of arrest exists?

Answer 1

an offence to have an offensive weapon in public.

Gives an unconditional power of arrest.

Question 2

When is it legal to carry an offensive weapon?

Answer 2

As a lawful authority (police/armed forces) or reasonable excuse.

Question 3

What is a public place?

Answer 3

Not a school
Not a prison
Not a domestic dwelling

Question 4

What categories of offensive weapons are there?

Answer 4

Made
Adapted
Intended

Question 5

Define offensive weapon…

Answer 5

Any article made or adapted for the use of causing injury to the person, or intended by the person having it with them for such use by themselves or some other person.

Question 6

What power of search exists for a person suspected of carrying an offensive weapon?

Answer 6

Power to search a person you reasonably suspect of committing offence under sec 47 as long as you:
Detain for as long as reasonably necessary for search.
Inform the suspect of your reason for searching.
Seize any article found.

Question 7

What offence exists in relation to obstruction? What power of arrest exists for this?

Answer 7

Makes it an offence to obstruct an officer during an offensive weapon search and to actively conceal a weapon at the time of the search. Sec 48(3) provides unconditional power of arrest for anyone committing this offence.

Question 8

What is the offence exists in relation to a bladed or pointed article?

Answer 8

To carry a bladed or sharply pointed article in a public place

Question 9

What are the exceptions for bladed article?

Answer 9

Any cutting edge 3” or less which does not lock out.

Question 10

What are the defences for carrying a bladed or sharply pointed article?

Answer 10

Employment
National dress
Religious beliefs
Or if in school, also education purposes

Question 11

What powers of search exist for searching for bladed or sharply pointed article?

Answer 11

Sec 50(1) if:
Reasonable grounds to suspect
Detain for reasonable time needed for search
Sec 50(2) creates an obligation for you to inform them of reason for search.

Question 12

What is your power of arrest if offensive weapon found?

Answer 12

Unconditional (sec 50(3) ) power of arrest.

Question 13

What offences exist for schools?

Answer 13

Makes it an offence to have in a school:
A bladed or sharply pointed article (sec 49 A (1))
An offensive weapon (sec 47 A (2)).

Question 14

What are defences for having an offensive weapon or bladed article in a school?

Answer 14

Educational purposes
Employment
National dress
Religious beliefs

Question 15

What are you powers of search for 49A (weapon/bladed article in school)

Answer 15

If reasonable grounds to suspect then can enter school premises with reasonable force if necessary & search premises and any person on the premises for bladed articles an offensive weapons.

Question 16

What is the power of arrest for 49A? (Weapon/bladed article in a school)

Answer 16

Unconditional (sec 50(3))

Question 17

What sort of weapon is it an offence to sell, gift, loan, import or manufacture?

Answer 17

Flick knife
Knuckle duster 
Death Star
Sword stick
Hand claw
Foot claw
Belt knuckle knife
Push dagger
Friction lock baton 
Disguised knife

Question 18

What cannot be sold or loaned to persons under 18?

Answer 18

Knife, knife blade, razor blade, axe, or any article made or adapted for causing personal harm.
Unless domestic use knives which may be sold to 16-17yr olds.