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KembaraXtra – Legal Terms – Offensive Weapon
An offensive weapon is any object made, adapted, or intended for causing physical injury to another person.
Weapons specifically designed for harm include items such as firearms, daggers, and coshes. Objects adapted for causing injury include broken bottles or modified weapons such as sawn-off shotguns.
Even ordinary objects may become offensive weapons if they are intended to be used to injure someone. Examples include sticks, kitchen knives, stones, or tools carried for violent purposes.
Under the Prevention of Crime Act 1953, it is a criminal offence to possess an offensive weapon in a public place without lawful authority or reasonable excuse. The offence may result in imprisonment, fines, and forfeiture of the weapon.
The law provides limited defences, such as possession for work purposes, religious reasons, or national costume. Self-defence alone is usually insufficient unless there is an immediate and specific threat.
An offensive weapon is any object made, adapted, or intended for causing physical injury to another person.
Weapons specifically designed for harm include items such as firearms, daggers, and coshes. Objects adapted for causing injury include broken bottles or modified weapons such as sawn-off shotguns.
Even ordinary objects may become offensive weapons if they are intended to be used to injure someone. Examples include sticks, kitchen knives, stones, or tools carried for violent purposes.
Under the Prevention of Crime Act 1953, it is a criminal offence to possess an offensive weapon in a public place without lawful authority or reasonable excuse. The offence may result in imprisonment, fines, and forfeiture of the weapon.
The law provides limited defences, such as possession for work purposes, religious reasons, or national costume. Self-defence alone is usually insufficient unless there is an immediate and specific threat.
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