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PART 1. Introductory. Citation, commencement, extent and interpretation. —(1) These Regulations may be cited as the Surrender of Offensive Weapons (Compensation) Regulations 2020 and come...
Jul 8, 2020 · The regulations will help to give effect to the prohibitions set out in the Act that cover certain offensive weapons, knives and firearms. Noble Lords will recall the detailed scrutiny given to these prohibitions during the then Bill’s passage through this House.
What happens if you do not surrender an item during the surrender period? Once the surrender period comes to an end on 9 March 2021, the Government will commence the prohibition of all the...
Jun 11, 2020 · As part of the Government’s continuing action to tackle serious violence and keep dangerous weapons off the streets, we have on 9 June laid draft regulations – The Surrender of Offensive Weapons (Compensation) Regulations 2020 – before Parliament.
- Part 1Introductory
- Part 2Compensation For Surrendered Offensive Weapons: England and Wales
- Explanatory Note
Citation, commencement, extent and interpretation
1.—(1) These Regulations may be cited as the Surrender of Offensive Weapons (Compensation) Regulations 2020 and come into force on the twenty-first day after the day on which they are made. (2) This Part and Part 3 of these Regulations extend to England and Wales, Scotland and Northern Ireland. (3) Part 2 of these Regulations extends to England and Wales only. (4) In these Regulations— “the Act” means the Offensive Weapons Act 2019; “officer” means any person authorised to accept surrender of...
Publication of values list
2.The Secretary of State must publish, in such manner as the Secretary of State considers appropriate, a document to be known as the Offensive Weapons Act Values List which must contain a list of categories of weapon or ancillary equipment to be surrendered in accordance with arrangements made under sections 48(1) or 57 of the Act and standard levels of value for the categories of weapon or ancillary equipment.
Eligibility for compensation
3.—(1) Compensation is payable in accordance with this Part for offensive weapons surrendered in accordance with arrangements made under section 48(1) (surrender of prohibited offensive weapons) of the Act. (2) Compensation may be claimed by a person— (a)in respect of a weapon, possession of which will become unlawful by virtue of— (i)section 44 (prohibition on the possession of certain dangerous knives) of the Act (by itself or in combination with section 43 (amendments to the definition of...
Receipt for weapon surrendered
4.—(1) An officer receiving a weapon must, if satisfied that the criteria in regulation 3(2) have been met, issue a receipt containing a unique reference number to the person who surrendered the weapon. (2) The officer must ensure that a copy of the receipt is retained with the weapon surrendered.
Claims for compensation
5.—(1) The Secretary of State must publish, in such manner as the Secretary of State considers appropriate, a claim form to be used for the purposes of this regulation. (2) A person who has surrendered a weapon in accordance with arrangements made under section 48(1) of the Act may make a claim to the Secretary of State on the claim form published under paragraph (1). (3) The claim form, to be forwarded by the officer to the Secretary of State, must be submitted at the same time as the weapon...
(This note is not part of the Regulations) Sections 44, 46, 54 and 55 of the Offensive Weapons Act 2019 amend various pieces of legislation with the effect that it becomes an offence to possess certain dangerous knives, offensive weapons, firearms and ancillary equipment which it was previously lawful to possess. Sections 48 and 57 of that Act prov...
Sep 23, 2020 · Hansard record of the item : 'Draft Surrender of Offensive Weapons (Compensation) Regulations 2020' on Wednesday 23 September 2020.
“officer” means any person authorised to accept surrender of weapons in accordance with arrangements made under section 48(1) or 57 of the Act; “the required period” means the period of three months beginning with the day on which these Regulations come into force;
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