Knives Act 1997

10 Interpretation

In this Act—

• “the court” means—

  (a)

  in relation to England and Wales or Northern Ireland, the Crown Court or a magistrate’s court;

  (b)

  in relation to Scotland, the sheriff;

• “knife” means an instrument which has a blade or is sharply pointed;

• “marketing” and related expressions are to be read with section 1(4);

• “publication” includes a publication in electronic form and, in the case of a publication which is, or may be, produced from electronic data, any medium on which the data are stored;

• “suitable for combat” means suitable for use as a weapon for inflicting injury on a person or causing a person to fear injury;

• “violent behaviour” means an unlawful act inflicting injury on a person or causing a person to fear injury.