Miscellaneous

10Interpretation

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.