PART 7Enforcement
64Enforcement of offences relating to sale etc of offensive weapons
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A local weights and measures authority may enforce within its area a provision listed in subsection (2).
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The provisions mentioned in subsection (1) are—
a
section 1(1) of the Restriction of Offensive Weapons Act 1959 (penalties for offences in connection with dangerous weapons),
b
section 1 of the Crossbows Act 1987 (sale etc of crossbows to persons under 18),
c
section 141(1) of the Criminal Justice Act 1988 (offensive weapons),
d
section 141A of that Act (sale etc of bladed articles to persons under 18),
e
section 1 of the Knives Act 1997 (unlawful marketing of knives),
f
section 2 of that Act (publication of unlawful marketing material relating to knives),
g
section 1 of this Act (sale of corrosive products to persons under 18),
h
section 3 of this Act (delivery of corrosive products to residential premises etc),
i
section 4 of this Act (delivery of corrosive products to persons under 18),
j
section 38 of this Act (delivery of bladed products to residential premises etc),
k
section 39 of this Act (delivery of bladed products to persons under 18), and
l
section 42 of this Act (delivery of bladed articles to persons under 18).
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For the investigatory powers available to a local weights and measures authority for the purposes of enforcing a provision listed in subsection (2), see Schedule 5 to the Consumer Rights Act 2015.
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Nothing in this section is to be construed as authorising a local weights and measures authority to bring proceedings in Scotland for an offence.
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In paragraph 10 of Schedule 5 to the Consumer Rights Act 2015 (duties and powers to which Schedule 5 applies), at the appropriate place insert “
section 64 of the Offensive Weapons Act 2019.
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I265Application of Regulatory Enforcement and Sanctions Act 2008
In Schedule 3 to the Regulatory Enforcement and Sanctions Act 2008 (relevant enactments for the purposes of relevant functions to which Parts 1 and 2 of that Act apply) at the appropriate places insert— “
Criminal Justice Act 1988, sections 141(1) and 141A
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; “
Offensive Weapons Act 2019, sections 1, 3, 4, 38, 39 and 42
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; “
Restriction of Offensive Weapons Act 1959, section 1(1)
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.