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. ”