Urgent! Kirpan Law Documents Required!

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GurFateh

Could someone post the law/legislation regarding our right to carry the kirpan need it asap

thanx

this for the UK btw

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fateh

criminal justice act 1988 and offensive weapons act 1996

criminal justice act 1988 section 139

139 Offence of having article with blade or point in public place

(1) Subject to subsections (4) and (5) below, any person who has an article to which this section applies with him in a public place shall be guilty of an offence.

(2) Subject to subsection (3) below, this section applies to any article which has a blade or is sharply pointed except a folding pocketknife.

(3) This section applies to a folding pocketknife if the cutting edge of its blade exceeds 3 inches.

(4) It shall be a defence for a person charged with an offence under this section to prove that he had good reason or lawful authority for having the article with him in a public place.

(5) Without prejudice to the generality of subsection (4) above, it shall be a defence for a person charged with an offence under this section to prove that he had the article with him—

(a) for use at work;

(b) for religious reasons; or

© as part of any national costume.

(6) A person guilty of an offence under subsection (1) above shall be liable on summary conviction to a fine not exceeding level 3 on the standard scale.

(7) In this section “public place” includes any place to which at the material time the public have or are permitted access, whether on payment or otherwise.

(8) This section shall not have effect in relation to anything done before it comes into force.

offensive weapons act 1996, section 4

4 Offence of having article with blade or point (or offensive weapon) on school premises etc

(1) After section 139 of the Criminal Justice Act 1988 (offence of having article with blade or point in public place) there is inserted—

“139A Offence of having article with blade or point (or offensive weapon) on school premises

(1) Any person who has an article to which section 139 of this Act applies with him on school premises shall be guilty of an offence.

(2) Any person who has an offensive weapon within the meaning of section 1 of the [1953 c. 14.] Prevention of Crime Act 1953 with him on school premises shall be guilty of an offence.

(3) It shall be a defence for a person charged with an offence under subsection (1) or (2) above to prove that he had good reason or lawful authority for having the article or weapon with him on the premises in question.

(4) Without prejudice to the generality of subsection (3) above, it shall be a defence for a person charged with an offence under subsection (1) or (2) above to prove that he had the article or weapon in question with him—

(a) for use at work,

(b) for educational purposes,

© for religious reasons, or

(d) as part of any national costume.

(5) A person guilty of an offence—

(a) under subsection (1) above shall be liable—

(i) on summary conviction to imprisonment for a term not exceeding six months, or a fine not exceeding the statutory maximum, or both;

(ii) on conviction on indictment, to imprisonment for a term not exceeding two years, or a fine, or both;

(b) under subsection (2) above shall be liable—

(i) on summary conviction, to imprisonment for a term not exceeding six months, or a fine not exceeding the statutory maximum, or both;

(ii) on conviction on indictment, to imprisonment for a term not exceeding four years, or a fine, or both.

(6) In this section and section 139B, “school premises” means land used for the purposes of a school excluding any land occupied solely as a dwelling by a person employed at the school; and “school” has the meaning given by section 14(5) of the [1992 c. 13.] Further and Higher Education Act 1992.

(7) In the application of this section to Northern Ireland—

(a) the reference in subsection (2) above to section 1 of the [1953 c. 14.] Prevention of Crime Act 1953 is to be construed as a reference to Article 22 of the [s.I. 1987/463 (N.I. 7).] Public Order (Northern Ireland) Order 1987; and

(b) the reference in subsection (6) above to section 14(5) of the Further and Higher Education Act 1992 is to be construed as a reference to Article 2(2) of the [s.I. 1986/594 (N.I. 3).] Education and Libraries (Northern Ireland) Order 1986.

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fateh

could u also post the link

[Singhstah]

criminal justice act 1988 http://www.opsi.gov.uk/acts/acts1988/ukpga...pt11-pb3-l1g139

Offensive Weapons Act 1996 http://www.opsi.gov.uk/acts/acts1996/ukpga...60026_en_1#l1g4

The last one specifically mentions schools, im guessing this is related to the sikh student taken out of exams. Gur rakha