2.—(1) 27 March 2023 is the appointed day for the coming into force, insofar as not already in force, of the following provisions of the Offensive Weapons Act 2019—
(a)section 44 (prohibition on the possession of certain dangerous knives),
(b)section 46 (prohibition on the possession of offensive weapons),
(c)section 47 (prohibition on the possession of offensive weapons: supplementary).