1. This Order may be cited as the Knife Dealers (Exceptions) Order 2009 and comes into force on 1st September 2009.
2. In section 27A of the Civic Government (Scotland) Act 1982 (knife dealers' licences)–
(a)in subsection (2)(a), for “those” substitute “folding pocket knives whose blades do not exceed 3.5 inches (8.91 centimetres) in length or knives”,
(b)after subsection (2)(a) insert–
“(aa)daggers (other than kirpans or skean dhus whose blades do not exceed exceed 3.5 inches (8.91 centimetres) in length);”.
3.—(1) Where a person (A) is teaching another person (B) the sport of fencing, the hiring, offering or exposing for hire, lending or giving of a fencing sword by A to B is not to be taken to be a business for the purposes of section 27A(4) of the Civic Government (Scotland) Act 1982 but only where A is qualified to teach B in the sport.
(2) In this Article “fencing sword” means a sword used in the sport of fencing and which may be classified as a foil, epée or sabre.
KENNY MACASKILL
A member of the Scottish Executive
St Andrew’s House,
Edinburgh
3rd June 2009