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UK Law Reference
All sections of Offensive Weapons Act 2019
2019 c. 17, s.20

Section 20 — Requirement to consult on application for order under section 19

This version in force from 2022-07-16

Snapshot: 2026-08-24

Reproduced from legislation.gov.uk (Crown Copyright, Open Government Licence v3.0). Amendments made after 2026-08-24 may not be reflected — always check the official text .

(1) This section applies if the prosecution proposes to apply for a knife crime prevention order under section 19 in respect of a defendant who—

(a) is under the age of 18, and

(b) will be under that age when the application is made.

(2) Before making the application, the prosecution must consult the youth offending team established under section 39 of the Crime and Disorder Act 1998 in whose area it appears to the prosecution that the defendant lives.

(3) If it appears to the prosecution that the defendant lives in the area of two or more youth offending teams, the obligation in subsection (2) is to consult such of those teams as the prosecution thinks appropriate.