PART 2Knife crime prevention orders
Provisions of knife crime prevention order
I121Provisions of knife crime prevention order
1
The only requirements and prohibitions that may be imposed on a defendant by a knife crime prevention order are those which the court making the order thinks are necessary—
a
to protect the public in England and Wales from the risk of harm involving a bladed article,
b
to protect any particular members of the public in England and Wales (including the defendant) from such risk, or
c
to prevent the defendant from committing an offence involving a bladed article.
2
The requirements imposed by a knife crime prevention order on a defendant may, in particular, have the effect of requiring the defendant to—
a
be at a particular place between particular times on particular days;
b
be at a particular place between particular times on any day;
c
present themselves to a particular person at a place where they are required to be between particular times on particular days;
d
participate in particular activities between particular times on particular days.
3
Section 22 makes further provision about the inclusion of requirements in a knife crime prevention order.
4
The prohibitions imposed by a knife crime prevention order on a defendant may, in particular, have the effect of prohibiting the defendant from—
a
being in a particular place;
b
being with particular persons;
c
participating in particular activities;
d
using particular articles or having particular articles with them;
e
using the internet to facilitate or encourage crime involving bladed articles.
5
References in subsection (4) to a particular place or particular persons, activities or articles include a place, persons, activities or articles of a particular description.
6
A knife crime prevention order which imposes prohibitions on a defendant may include exceptions from those prohibitions.
7
Nothing in subsections (2) to (6) affects the generality of section 14(7) or section 19(5).
8
The requirements or prohibitions which are imposed on the defendant by a knife crime prevention order must, so far as practicable, be such as to avoid—
a
any conflict with the defendant's religious beliefs, and
b
any interference with the times, if any, at which the defendant normally works or attends any educational establishment.