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UK Law Reference
All sections of Offensive Weapons Act 2019
2019 c. 17, s.34

Section 34 — Sale etc of bladed articles to persons under 18

This version in force from 2022-04-06

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) In section 141A of the Criminal Justice Act 1988 (sale etc of bladed articles to persons under 18), in subsection (3) (articles to which the section does not apply)—

(a) at the end of paragraph (a) insert “ or ”, and

(b) omit paragraph (b) and the “or” at the end of that paragraph.

(2) In Article 54 of the Criminal Justice (Northern Ireland) Order 1996 (SI 1996/3160 (NI 24)) (sale of bladed articles to persons under 18), in paragraph (3) (articles to which the Article does not apply)—

(a) at the end of sub-paragraph (a) insert “ or ”, and

(b) omit sub-paragraph (b) and the “or” at the end of that sub-paragraph.