Offensive Weapons Act 2019

24 Notification requirements E+W

(1) Subsection (2) applies if—

(a) a knife crime prevention order is made in respect of a defendant (other than an order which replaces an interim knife crime prevention order), or

(b) an interim knife crime prevention order is made in respect of a defendant.

(2) The defendant must notify the information mentioned in subsection (3) to the police within the period of 3 days beginning with the day on which the order takes effect.

(3) That information is—

(a) the defendant's name on the day on which the notification is given and, where the defendant uses one or more other names on that day, each of those names, and

(b) the defendant's home address on that day.

(4) Subsection (5) applies to a defendant who is subject to—

(a) a knife crime prevention order, or

(b) an interim knife crime prevention order.

(5) The defendant must notify the information mentioned in subsection (6) to the police within the period of 3 days beginning with the day on which the defendant—

(a) uses a name which has not previously been notified to the police under subsection (2) or this paragraph,

(b) changes their home address, or

(c) decides to live for a period of one month or more at any premises the address of which has not been notified to the police under subsection (2) or this paragraph.

(6) That information is—

(a) in a case within subsection (5)(a), the name which has not previously been notified;

(b) in a case within subsection (5)(b), the new home address;

(c) in a case within subsection (5)(c), the address at which the defendant has decided to live.

(7) A defendant gives a notification under subsection (2) or (5) by—

(a) attending at a police station in a police area in which the defendant lives, and

(b) giving an oral notification to a police officer, or to any person authorised for the purpose by the officer in charge of the station.

Commencement Information

I1 S. 24 in force at 5.7.2021 for specified purposes in relation to the metropolitan police district for the specified period by S.I. 2021/762, regs. 1(2), 2(2) (with reg. 4) (as amended (16.7.2022) by The Offensive Weapons Act 2019 (Commencement No. 2) (England and Wales) (Amendment) Regulations 2022 (S.I. 2022/828), regs. 1(1), 2)