The Offensive Weapons Act 2019 (Commencement No. 1) (England and Wales) Regulations 2020

These Regulations bring subsections (1) and (4) of section 44 of the Offensive Weapons Act 2019 (c. 17) (“the 2019 Act”) into force insofar as they provide a defence for a person charged with an offence under section 1(1) of the Restriction of Offensive Weapons Act 1959 (c. 37) (“the 1959 Act”).