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The Sale and Hire of Crossbows, Knives and certain other Articles to Children and Young Persons (Scotland) Order 2011
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Section 1 of the Crossbows Act 1987 and section 141A of the Criminal Justice Act 1988, as amended, create criminal offences, in respect of Scotland, in connection with the sale and letting on hire of crossbows, or a part of a crossbow, and in connection with the sale and letting on hire of knives and certain articles with a blade or a point to persons under 18. Those sections were amended by sections 35 and 36, respectively, of the Criminal Justice and Licensing (Scotland) Act 2010. The sections, as amended, provide a defence if the person charged with the offence has taken reasonable steps to establish the age of the purchaser, or hirer, by being shown a passport, a European Union photocard driving licence or another document prescribed for the purposes of those sections. Article 2 of this Order prescribes for those purposes a photographic identity card bearing the national Proof of Age Standards Scheme hologram.
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