
2023 No. 72 (C. 6)
Criminal Law
The Offensive Weapons Act 2019 (Commencement No. 3) (Scotland) Regulations 2023
Made 9th March 2023
Laid before the Scottish Parliament 13th March 2023
Coming into force 27th March 2023
The Scottish Ministers make the following Regulations in exercise of the powers conferred by section 70(2) of the Offensive Weapons Act 2019.
Citation and commencement
1 
These Regulations may be cited as the Offensive Weapons Act 2019 (Commencement No. 3) (Scotland) Regulations 2023 and come into force on 27 March 2023.
Appointed day
2 

(1) 27 March 2023 is the appointed day for the coming into force, insofar as not already in force, of the following provisions of the Offensive Weapons Act 2019—
(a) section 44 (prohibition on the possession of certain dangerous knives),
(b) section 46 (prohibition on the possession of offensive weapons),
(c) section 47 (prohibition on the possession of offensive weapons: supplementary).
KEITH BROWN
A member of the Scottish Government
St Andrew’s House,
Edinburgh
9th March 2023