Offensive Weapons Act 2019 (c. 17)

PART 2 E+W Knife crime prevention orders

Supplementary provisions E+W

33 Interpretation of Part E+W

(1) In this Part—

• “applicant” means an applicant for a knife crime prevention order;

• “bladed article” means an article to which section 139 of the Criminal Justice Act 1988 applies;

• “defendant”—

  (a)

  in relation to a knife crime prevention order under section 14 (order made otherwise than on conviction), has the meaning given by subsection (1) of that section;

  (b)

  in relation to a knife crime prevention order under section 19 (order made on conviction), has the meaning given by subsection (1) of that section;

• “harm” includes physical and psychological harm;

• “home address”, in relation to a defendant, means—

  (a)

  the address of the defendant's sole or main residence, or

  (b)

  if the defendant has no such residence, the address or location of a place where the defendant can regularly be found and, if there is more than one such place, such one of those places as the defendant may select.

(2) A reference in this Part to a knife crime prevention order which is not expressed as a reference to an order under section 14 or 19 is a reference to an order under either of those sections.

(3) A reference in this Part to an interim knife crime prevention order which is not expressed as a reference to an order under section 17 or 18 is a reference to an order under either of those sections.

Commencement Information

I1 S. 33 in force at 5.7.2021 for specified purposes in relation to the metropolitan police district for the specified period by S.I. 2021/762, regs. 1(2), 2(2) (with reg. 4) (as amended (16.7.2022) by The Offensive Weapons Act 2019 (Commencement No. 2) (England and Wales) (Amendment) Regulations 2022 (S.I. 2022/828), regs. 1(1), 2)