Offensive weapons and bladed articles
The following legislation regulates the control of offensive weapons, dangerous weapons and bladed articles in England and Wales, Scotland and Northern Ireland:
The Prevention of Crime Act 1953;
The Restriction of Offensive Weapons Act 1959;
The Criminal Justice Act 1988;
The Criminal Justice Act 1988 (Offensive Weapons) Order 1988 (SI 1988/2019);
Articles 53 and 54 of the Criminal Justice (Northern Ireland) Order 1996 (SI 1996/3160 (NI24));
The Criminal Justice Act 1998 (Offensive Weapons) (Scotland) Order 2005 (SSI 2005/483);
The Violent Crime Reduction Act 2006;
The Custodial Sentences and Weapons (Scotland) Act 2007