The Criminal Justice Act 1988 (Offensive Weapons) (Exemption) Order 1996

Made4th December 1996

Laid before Parliament11th December 1996

Coming into force1st January 1997

In exercise of the powers conferred upon him by section 141A(3)(c) of the Criminal Justice Act 19881, the Secretary of State hereby makes the following Order:

1

This Order may be cited as the Criminal Justice Act 1988 (Offensive Weapons) (Exemption) Order 1996 and shall come into force on 1st January 1997.

2

Section 141A(1) of the Criminal Justice Act 1988 (sale of knives or certain articles with blade or point to persons under sixteen) shall not apply to —

a

a folding pocket-knife if the cutting edge of its blade does not exceed 7.62 centimetres (3 inches).

b

razor blades permanently enclosed in a cartridge or housing where less than 2 millimetres of any blade is exposed beyond the plane which intersects the highest point of the surfaces preceding and following such blades.

David MacleanMinister of StateHome Office4th December 1996

(This note is not part of the Order)

This Order, which comes into force on 1st January 1997, exempts from the offence, in section 141A of the Criminal Justice Act 1988, of selling a knife or certain other articles with a blade or point to persons under sixteen, the sale of a folding pocket-knife with a blade of less than 7.62 centimetres (3 inches) and a razor blade permanently enclosed in a cartridge or housing.