Offensive Weapons Act 2019

70 Commencement U.K.

(1) Subject to section 31 and subsections (2), (3) and (5), this Act comes into force on such day as the Secretary of State may by regulations appoint.

(2) The following provisions come into force, so far as extending to Scotland, on such day as the Scottish Ministers may by regulations appoint—

(a) sections 5 to 7;

(b) section 11;

(c) section 13(5);

(d) section 34(1);

(e) section 36;

(f) sections 38 to 42;

(g) section 44 except so far as it makes provision in relation to an offence under section 50(2) or (3) of the Customs and Excise Management Act 1979;

(h) sections 46 and 47;

(i) section 66 so far as it confers functions on the Scottish Ministers.

(3) The following provisions come into force, so far as extending to Northern Ireland, on such day as the Department of Justice in Northern Ireland may by order appoint—

(a) sections 1 to 4;

(b) section 6;

(c) section 12;

(d) section 34(2);

(e) sections 37 to 42;

(f) section 43(2);

(g) section 44(5) to (7);

(h) sections 45 and 46;

(i) section 47 except so far as it makes provision in relation to a defence for a person charged with an offence under section 50(2) or (3) of the Customs and Excise Management Act 1979;

(j) sections 48 and 49 so far as they confer functions on the Department of Justice in Northern Ireland or the Chief Constable of the Police Service of Northern Ireland;

(k) section 62;

(l) section 66 so far as it confers functions on the Department of Justice in Northern Ireland;

(m) Schedule 1.

(4) Different days may be appointed under subsection (1), (2) or (3) for different purposes or areas.

(5) The following provisions of this Act come into force on the day on which this Act is passed—

(a) sections 30 and 31;

(b) sections 48 and 49 except so far as they confer functions on the Department of Justice in Northern Ireland or the Chief Constable of the Police Service of Northern Ireland;

(c) section 54(1);

(d) subsection (2) of section 54 so far as it has the effect of prohibiting—

(i) the purchase or acquisition of a weapon of a kind referred to in that subsection, or

(ii) the manufacture, sale or transfer, or purchase or acquisition for sale or transfer, of such a weapon;

(e) subsection (3) of section 54 so far as it has the effect of prohibiting—

(i) the purchase or acquisition of a device of a kind referred to in that subsection, or

(ii) the manufacture, sale or transfer, or purchase or acquisition for sale or transfer, of such a device;

(f) subsection (4) of section 54 so far as it has the effect of prohibiting the manufacture, sale or transfer, or purchase or acquisition for sale or transfer, of a device of a kind referred to in that subsection;

(g) section 54(5) and (7)(a);

(h) section 55(1);

(i) subsection (2) of section 55 so far as it has the effect of prohibiting the purchase or acquisition, or manufacture, sale or transfer, of a weapon of a kind referred to in that subsection;

(j) subsection (3) of section 55 so far as it has the effect of prohibiting the purchase or acquisition, or manufacture, sale or transfer, of a device of a kind referred to in that subsection;

(k) section 55(6)(a);

(l) sections 57 to 61;

(m) section 63;

(n) section 68;

(o) section 69;

(p) this section;

(q) section 71.

(6) The Secretary of State may by regulations make transitional, transitory or saving provision in connection with the coming into force of any provision of this Act other than—

(a) a provision mentioned in subsection (2) so far as the provision extends to Scotland, or

(b) a provision mentioned in subsection (3) so far as the provision extends to Northern Ireland.

(7) The Scottish Ministers may by regulations make transitional, transitory or saving provision in connection with the coming into force of any provision of this Act mentioned in subsection (2) so far as the provision extends to Scotland.

(8) The Department of Justice in Northern Ireland may by order make transitional, transitory or saving provision in connection with the coming into force of any provision of this Act mentioned in subsection (3) so far as the provision extends to Northern Ireland.