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The Prevention of Crime Act 1953 (1 & 2 Eliz. 2.c. 14) is an Act of the Parliament of the United Kingdom that restricts the carrying of offensive weapons in public. The Act was passed in response to the large rise in violent crime in the United Kingdom, with 800 cases of armed robbery, assault with intent to rob or robbery with violence and 4,445 cases of malicious wounding in 1951 (the last ...
Under England and Wales' Prevention of Crime Act 1953, Section 1(1) states it is an offence to carry an offensive weapon on or about the person while in a public place without a lawful authority or reasonable excuse. Prohibited weapons may include a knuckleduster, baton, hammer or knife.
Prevention of Crime Act 1953. 1 & 2 Eliz. 2. c. 14. 6 May 1953. An Act to prohibit the carrying of offensive weapons in public places without lawful authority or ...
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Concealed or open carry of any weapon is generally prohibited in Great Britain (i.e. England, Wales, and Scotland), the Prevention of Crime Act 1953 prohibiting this in a public place. [3] [4] [5] Permission exists only with lawful authority or reasonable excuse.
Prevention of Crime Act 1953; R. Regency Act 1953; Royal Titles Act 1953 (United Kingdom) S. Statute Law Revision Act 1953 This page was last edited on 18 November ...
The Prevention of Crime Act comes into effect, making the carrying of an offensive weapon in a public place a criminal offence. The Epsom Derby is won by Pinza, the only Derby victory for Gordon Richards at his 28th attempt, days after becoming the only jockey to be made a knight. The Queen's horse, Aureole, finishes second. [20]
The Prevention of Crime Act 1953 prohibits the possession in any public place of an offensive weapon without lawful authority or reasonable excuse. [82] The term "offensive weapon" is defined as: "any article made or adapted for use to causing injury to the person, or intended by the person having it with him for such use".