SCHEDULES

SCHEDULE 26 E+WKnives and offensive weapons: minor and consequential amendments

Criminal Justice Act 1988 (c. 33) E+W

4 E+WThe Criminal Justice Act 1988 is amended as follows.

5 (1) Section 36(2)(b) (reviews of sentencing) is amended as follows. E+W

(2) Before sub-paragraph (i) insert—

“(zi) section 1A(5) of the Prevention of Crime Act 1953;”.

(3) After sub-paragraph (i) insert—

“(ia) section 139AA(7) of this Act;”.

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

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

(3) In subsection (4)—

(a) after “In the application of this section to Northern Ireland” insert “—

(a)” ;

(b) at the end add “, and

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

7 E+WIn section 172(3) (provisions extending to Northern Ireland) for “sections 139 to 139B” substitute—

“section 139;

section 139A;

section 139B;”.