Ninja swords: legal definition and defences
We are seeking views on our proposed legal description of ninja swords to be in scope of the list of prohibited weapons.
Opened
13 Nov 2024
Closed
11 Dec 2024
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Linked documents
- Open Consultation Prohibiting ninja swords: legal description and defences (accessible)
- Analysis Prohibiting ninja swords: options assessment (accessible)
- Open Consultation Prohibiting ninja swords: legal description and defences (Welsh accessible)
- Analysis Prohibiting ninja swords: options assessment (Welsh accessible)
- Government Response Prohibiting ninja swords: legal description and defences – government response (accessible)
- Consultation Outcome Gwahardd Cleddyfau Ninja: Disgrifiad Cyfreithiol ac Amddiffyniadau – Ymateb y Llywodraeth (Welsh accessible)
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This consultation seeks views on our proposed legal description of ninja swords to be in scope of the list of prohibited weapons and whether any defence or exemptions should be applied under Section 141 of the Criminal Justice Act 1988 (CJA).
The consultation is open to the public and targeted to directly affected parties, including the police, Crown Prosecution Service, community groups, businesses and organisations with a direct interest in the proposals.