http://www.legislation.gov.uk/ukpga/2006/38/schedule/2/paragraph/11Violent Crime Reduction Act 2006An Act to make provision for reducing and dealing with the abuse of alcohol; to make provision about real and imitation firearms, about ammunition and about knives and other weapons; to amend the Football Spectators Act 1989 and the Football (Disorder) Act 2000; to amend the Sexual Offences Act 2003 and section 8 of the Crime and Disorder Act 1998; to amend section 23 of the Children and Young Persons Act 1969; to amend the Mobile Telephones (Re-programming) Act 2002; and for connected purposes.texttext/xmlenStatute Law Database2021-09-29Expert Participation2021-07-14 SCHEDULESSCHEDULE 2Weapons <Abbreviation Expansion="et cetera" xml:lang="la">etc.</Abbreviation>: corresponding provisions for Northern Ireland<Emphasis>Sale etc. of knives and other weapons</Emphasis>111Section 141 of the Criminal Justice Act 1988 (c. 33) (offensive weapons) is amended as follows.2In subsections (5), (8) and (9) of section 141(defences relating to museums and galleries to offence of manufacture, sale etc. of prescribed weapons), for “prove” substitute “ show ”.3After subsection (11) of that section insert—11AIt shall be a defence for a person charged in respect of conduct of his relating to a weapon to which this section applies—awith an offence under subsection (1) above, orbwith an offence under section 50(2) or (3) of the Customs and Excise Management Act 1979,to show that his conduct was for the purpose only of making the weapon in question available for one or more of the purposes specified in subsection (11B).11BThose purposes are—athe purposes of theatrical performances and of rehearsals for such performances;bthe production of films (within the meaning of Part 1 of the Copyright, Designs and Patents Act 1988 – see section 5B of that Act);cthe production of television programmes (within the meaning of the Communications Act 2003 – see section 405(1) of that Act).11CFor the purposes of this section a person shall be taken to have shown a matter specified in subsection (5), (8), (9) or (11A) above if—asufficient evidence of that matter is adduced to raise an issue with respect to it; andbthe contrary is not proved beyond a reasonable doubt.11DThe Secretary of State may by order made by statutory instrument—aprovide for exceptions and exemptions from the offence under subsection (1) above or from the prohibition in subsection (4) above; andbprovide for it to be a defence in proceedings for such an offence, or for an offence under section 50(2) or (3) of the Customs and Excise Management Act 1979, to show the matters specified or described in the order.11EA statutory instrument containing an order under this section shall not be made unless a draft of the instrument has been laid before Parliament and approved by a resolution of each House.4The defence in section 141(11A) is not available in relation to so much of any charge as relates to conduct taking place before the commencement of this paragraph.Sch. 2 para. 11(1) in force at 1.4.2008 by S.I. 2008/791, art. 2(c)(i)Sch. 2 para. 11(3) in force at 1.4.2008 for specified purposes by S.I. 2008/791, art. 2(c)(ii)Sch. 2 para. 11(3) in force at 6.4.2008 in so far as not already in force by S.I. 2008/791, art. 3(c)Sch. 2 para. 11(2)(4) in force at 6.4.2008 by S.I. 2008/791, art. 3(c)
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In subsections (5), (8) and (9) of section 141(defences relating to museums and galleries to offence of manufacture, sale etc. of prescribed weapons), for “prove” substitute
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