Offensive Weapons & Bladed Articles Flashcards
Define section 1 Prevention of Crime Act 1953?
Without LAWFUL AUTHORITY or RESONSALE EXCUSE has with him in a public place any offensive weapon
What are the 3 categories of offensive Weapons?
• MADE for causing injury- knuckle duster
• ADAPTED for causing injury- plank of wood with nails
• INTENDED for causing injury- hammer for a tradesman
What is Section 139 Criminal Justice Act 1998?
Bladed or Sharply Pointed Object
Define Sect 139 Criminal Justice Act,
Bladed or Sharply Pointed Artical
• It is an offence for a person to have with him
• Any article which has a blade or is sharply pointed
• Except a folding pocket knife
• In a public place without good reason or lawful authority
What size pocket knife is allowed to be carried in public?
Anything under 3 inches
What are 3 defences for carrying a weapon in public?
1) For use in work
2) As part of a national costumes
3) For religious reasons
Covered in S4 Criminal Justice Act
Section 139A(1) Criminal Justice Act 1988?
• Bladed or Sharply Pointed Article with them on school premises
• Without good reason or lawfully authority, commits an offence
S139A(2) Criminal Justice Act 1988?
• Has an offensive weapon within the meaning of S1 Prevention of Crime Act
• On a school grounds
What is S139AA Criminal Justice Act 1988?
Threatening with a bladed or Sharply Pointed object
What is S1A Prevention of Crime Act 1953?
Threatening with an offensive weapon
What is section S141 Criminal Justice Act 1988?
Manufacture, sale & hire of offensive weapons
S141A Criminal Justice Act 1988
Selling of knives, knife blades, razor blades, axes to anyone under 18
What is Section 1 Offensive Weapons Act 2019?
Sale of corrosive products to a person under 18
What is Section 2 Offensive Weapons Act 2019?
Offence of having a corrosive substance in a public place
What section is Going Equipped?
S25 Thefts Act 1968