PART VMISCELLANEOUS

Certain knives and other dangerous weapons

Sale of knives and certain articles with blade or point to persons under 1654

1

Any person who sells to a person under the age of 16 years an article to which this Article applies shall be guilty of an offence and shall be liable on summary conviction to imprisonment for a term not exceeding 6 months or to a fine not exceeding level 5 on the standard scale or to both.

2

Subject to paragraph (3), this Article applies to—

a

any knife, knife blade or razor blade,

b

any axe, and

c

any other article which has a blade or which is sharply pointed and which is made or adapted for use for causing injury to the person.

3

This Article does not apply to any article described in—

a

Article 53,

b

an order made under section 141(2) of the [1988 c. 33.] Criminal Justice Act 1988 (offensive weapons), or

c

an order made by the Secretary of State under this Article.

4

It shall be a defence for a person charged under paragraph (1) to prove that he took all reasonable precautions and exercised due diligence to avoid the commission of the offence.