The Surrender of Offensive Weapons (Compensation) Regulations 2020

PART 1 Introductory

Citation, commencement, extent and interpretation

1.—(1) These Regulations may be cited as the Surrender of Offensive Weapons (Compensation) Regulations 2020 and come into force on the twenty-first day after the day on which they are made.

(2) This Part and Part 3 of these Regulations extend to England and Wales, Scotland and Northern Ireland.

(3) Part 2 of these Regulations extends to England and Wales only.

(4) In these Regulations—

“the Act” means the Offensive Weapons Act 2019;

“officer” means any person authorised to accept surrender of weapons in accordance with arrangements made under section 48(1) or 57 of the Act;

“the required period” means the period of three months beginning with the day on which these Regulations come into force;

“standard level of compensation” means the level of compensation specified as payable for a surrendered weapon in the values list published under regulation 2.

Publication of values list

2.  The Secretary of State must publish, in such manner as the Secretary of State considers appropriate, a document to be known as the Offensive Weapons Act Values List which must contain a list of categories of weapon or ancillary equipment to be surrendered in accordance with arrangements made under sections 48(1) or 57 of the Act and standard levels of value for the categories of weapon or ancillary equipment.