Part 10: Management of offenders Chapter 2: Knife Crime Prevention Orders Section 167: Knife crime prevention order on conviction: adjournment of proceedings
The section inserts subsections (9A) to (9D) into section 19 of the Offensive Weapons Act 2019 (knife crime prevention orders made on conviction), making it explicit that, if an application for a knife crime prevention order is made following a defendant's conviction for an offence, the court may adjourn proceedings on the application after sentencing the defendant.