Restriction of Offensive Weapons Act 1959

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gptkbp:instanceOf gptkb:Act_of_Parliament
gptkbp:category gptkb:Firearms_law_in_the_United_Kingdom
gptkb:United_Kingdom_Acts_of_Parliament_1959
Knife legislation
gptkbp:citation 7 & 8 Eliz. 2. c. 37
gptkbp:dateEnacted 1959
gptkbp:enactedBy gptkb:Parliament_of_the_United_Kingdom
https://www.w3.org/2000/01/rdf-schema#label Restriction of Offensive Weapons Act 1959
gptkbp:longTitle An Act to prohibit the manufacture, sale, hire, or offer for sale or hire, or lending or giving, of certain offensive weapons; and for purposes connected therewith.
gptkbp:prohibits switchblades
flick knives
gptkbp:relatedLegislation gptkb:Offensive_Weapons_Act_2019
gptkbp:status amended
gptkbp:territory gptkb:Scotland
England and Wales
gptkbp:bfsParent gptkb:Fisher_v_Bell_(1961)
gptkbp:bfsLayer 7