Part 3Weapons
Licensing of knives, swords etc.
59Knife dealers' licences: further provision
1
The Civic Government (Scotland) Act 1982 (c. 45) is amended in accordance with subsections (2) and (3).
2
In section 6(1)(a) (powers of entry to and search of unlicensed premises), after “Act” insert “(other than a knife dealer’s licence)”.
3
In section 7 (offences etc.)—
a
before subsection (1) insert—
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Any person who without reasonable excuse does anything for which a licence is required under section 27A without having such a licence is guilty of an offence and liable—
a
on summary conviction to imprisonment for a term not exceeding 12 months or a fine not exceeding the statutory maximum or both;
b
on conviction on indictment to imprisonment for a term not exceeding 2 years or a fine or both.
b
in subsection (1)—
i
after “under” insert “any provision of”, and
ii
after “Act” insert “other than section 27A”,
c
in subsection (2)—
i
the word “and” immediately after paragraph (a) is repealed, and
ii
after that paragraph, insert—
aa
in a case where the licence is a knife dealer’s licence, to a fine not exceeding level 5 on the standard scale; and
d
in subsection (4), after “conviction,” insert—
a
in a case where the application is for a knife dealer’s licence, to a fine not exceeding level 5 on the standard scale; and
b
in any other case,