Small Victorinox
Small Victorinox
Carrying Knife in the UK When Under 18?
I have a small Victorinox (model "Classic SD") penknife. It has a non-locking blade that is under 3 inches in length. I sometimes carry it for general utility (eg. I've broken a nail, screw on glasses has come loose, need to cut some string etc). I'm 15 years old.
I live in the UK (specifically and island called Guernsey, in the channel islands).
I have two questions:
1. Is the reason I have for carrying it (see above) a good enough reason to tell police if they ask?
2. Do you have to be over 18 years old to carry ANY knife in the UK anyway, even with good reason?
British answerers only please!! If you have any specific info on Guernsey knife laws, that would be helpful too.
Thanks in advance.
Might help a bit but it is specific to Guernsey and was copy pasted from another similar forum.
Offence of having article with blade or point in public place.
5. (1) Subject to subsections (4) and (5), a person who has an article to which this section applies with him in a public place is guilty of an offence.
(2) Subject to subsection (3), this section applies to any article which has a blade or is sharply pointed except a folding pocket-knife.
(3) This section applies to a folding pocket-knife if the cutting edge of its blade exceeds 3 inches.
(4) It is 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), it is 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
(c) as part of any national costume.
(6) A person guilty of an offence under subsection (1) is liable -
(a) on conviction on indictment, to imprisonment for a term not exceeding 2 years, or to a fine, or to both,
(b) on summary conviction, to imprisonment for a term not exceeding 6 months, or to a fine not exceeding level 5 on the uniform scale, or to both.
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