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Question for the people in the UK: by SnArL2008-02-13 10:47:58
  What knife ban? (n/t) by Jeff_UK2008-02-13 11:14:08
    This knife ban: by pas51 2008-02-13 11:36:36
CJA 1988 s. 139. Offence of having article with blade or point in public place.

(1) Subject to subsections (4) and (5) below, any person who has an article to which this section applies with him in a public place shall be guilty of an offence.

(2) Subject to subsection (3) below, this section applies to any article which has a blade or is sharply pointed except a folding pocketknife.

(3) This section applies to a folding pocketknife if the cutting edge of its blade exceeds 3 inches.

(4) It shall be a defence for a person charged with an offence under this section to prove that he had good reason or lawful authority for having the article with him in a public place.

139A. Offence of having article with blade or point (or offensive weapon) on school premises.

(1) Any person who has an article to which section 139 of this Act applies with him on school premises shall be guilty of an offence.

(3) It shall be a defence for a person charged with an offence under subsection (1) or (2) above to prove that he had good reason or lawful authority for having the article or weapon with him on the premises in question.

[ Reply ]
      That's been law since at LEAST 1953.... (n/t) by Jeff_UK2008-02-13 11:38:08
        But they did make a change in 1988 by AndyA2008-02-13 12:02:36

 

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