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Provisions coming into force on 6th April 2022
2. The following provisions of the Act come into force on 6th April 2022—
(a)Sections 1 to 4 (sale and delivery of corrosive products), 64(1) to (4) (enforcement of offences relating to sale etc. of offensive weapons) and Schedule 1 (corrosive products);
(b)Sections 6 (offence of having a corrosive substance in a public place), 10 (search for corrosive substances: England and Wales), 34(1) (sale etc of bladed articles to persons under 18), 35 (defence to sale of bladed articles to persons under 18: England and Wales), 38 to 42 (delivery of bladed products and articles, defences and definitions), 45 (prohibition on the possession of offensive weapons on further education premises) and 50 to 53 (threatening with offensive weapons);
(c)Section 64(5) and 65 (Application of Regulatory Enforcements and Sanctions Act 2008);
(d)Section 66(1) (guidance on offences relating to offensive weapons etc) and (4) to (10), except so far as it confers functions on the Scottish Ministers or the Department of Justice in Northern Ireland;
(e)Section 67 (consequential amendments relating to armed forces).
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