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What does the law say?
-The info on what’s legal and what isn’t.
It’s illegal to...
Carry most types of knives in public, without good reason. This includes folding pocket knives with a blade more than 3 inches long.
Possess or sell any type of knife that is banned by the government – see which types are banned in the list below.
Use any knife, or sharp instrument, to threaten, cut or stab someone.
Sell most types of knives to anyone ages under 18-years-old. This includes folding pocket knives whit a blade more than 3 inches long, kitchen knives and razor blades that are not permanently held in a cartridge.
Banned knives include
Advertise or sell any knife in a way that encourages violent behaviour.
The law says having a knife to protect yourself, or looking after it for someone else, are NOT acceptable reasons to carry a knife.
A good reason for carrying a knife, such as
for work as a chef or carpenter or for going fishing, may not always be accepted in a court. It will depend on the situation and why it is being carried.
You can get up to 4 years in prison, and a fine of up to £5,000, for carrying a knife, without a good reason, and a lot more if you injure or kill someone with a knife.
Flick knives Butterfly knives Disguised knives Gravity knives Swordsticks Samurai swords
Hand claws
Foot claws
Belt buckle knives
Push daggers
Kubotan (cylinder containing spikes)
Shuriken (death stars or throwing stars) Kusari-gamma (sickle attached to a rope) Kyoketsu-shoge (hook knife on a rope) Kusari (weight attached to a rope)
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