141ASale of knives and certain articles with blade or point to persons under sixteen

1

Any person who sells to a person under the age of sixteen years an article to which this section applies shall be guilty of an offence and liable on summary conviction to imprisonment for a term not exceeding six months, or a fine not exceeding level 5 on the standard scale, or both.

2

Subject to subsection (3) below, this section applies to—

a

any knife, knife blade or razor blade,

b

any axe, and

c

any other article which has a blade or which is sharply pointed and which is made or adapted for use for causing injury to the person.

3

This section does not apply to any article described in—

a

section 1 of the [1959 c. 37.] Restriction of Offensive Weapons Act 1959,

b

an order made under section 141(2) of this Act, or

c

an order made by the Secretary of State under this section.

4

It shall be a defence for a person charged with an offence under subsection (1) above to prove that he took all reasonable precautions and exercised all due diligence to avoid the commission of the offence.

5

The power to make an order under this section shall be exercisable by statutory instrument which shall be subject to annulment in pursuance of a resolution of either House of Parliament.