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Offensive Weapons Bill

Moved by

Lord Paddick

94: Clause 29, leave out Clause 29 and insert the following new Clause—

“Penalty for affray

(1) Section 3 of the Public Order Act 1986 is amended as follows.

(2) Insert at the beginning of subsection (7) “Subject to subsection 8,”.

(3) After subsection (7) insert—

“(8) A person guilty of affray in which a corrosive substance or a bladed article has been used is liable on conviction on indictment to imprisonment for a term not exceeding 4 years or a fine or both, or on summary conviction to imprisonment for a term not exceeding 6 months or a fine not exceeding the statutory maximum or both.””

Member’s explanatory statement

This amendment achieves the same end as the Government's approach by adding provisions relating to corrosives and bladed articles to the existing offence of affray.