SCHEDULES

SCHEDULE 26Knives and offensive weapons: minor and consequential amendments

Criminal Justice Act 1988 (c. 33)

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The Criminal Justice Act 1988 is amended as follows.

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Section 36(2)(b) (reviews of sentencing) is amended as follows.

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Before sub-paragraph (i) insert—

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section 1A(5) of the Prevention of Crime Act 1953;

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After sub-paragraph (i) insert—

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section 139AA(7) of this Act;

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1

Section 139B (power of entry to search for articles with a blade or point and offensive weapons) is amended as follows.

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In subsection (1) after “139A” insert “ or 139AA ”.

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In subsection (4)—

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after “In the application of this section to Northern Ireland” insert

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at the end add “, and

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the reference in subsection (1) to section 139AA is omitted.

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In section 172(3) (provisions extending to Northern Ireland) for “sections 139 to 139B” substitute—

section 139;

section 139A;

section 139B;