Liabilities - Possession of Offensive Weapons

Question 1

What are the ingredients for ‘Possession of an Offensive Weapon’, in any place?

Answer 1

• Has in his possesion
• In any place
• Any offensive weapon
  OR
• Any disabling substance
• In circumstances that prima facie show an intention to use it to commit an offence involving bodily injury or the threat or fear of violence.

Question 2

List the ingredients for the offence of ‘Possession of a knife’.

Answer 2

• In a public place
• Without reasonable excuse
• Has any knife
• In his or her posession

Question 3

What are your powers to search for offensive weapons as per Sect 27 of the Search and Surveillance Act 2012?

Answer 3

• Search a person without warrant
• In a pubic place
• Reasonable grounds to suspect
• Person in possession of a knife, weapon or disabling substance

Question 4

What are your powers to search for offensive weapons as per Sect 28 of the Search and Surveillance Act 2012?

Answer 4

• Search a person without warrant
• In a pubic place
• Reasonable grounds to suspect that in the circumstances
• Vehicle contains a knife, weapon or disabling substance and/or
• A person alighting from the vehicle is in possession of a knife, weapon or disabling substance.

Question 5

What are the ingredients for ‘Possession of an Offensive Weapon’, in a public place?

Answer 5

• Without lawful authority
• Has with him
• In any public place
• Any knife
  OR
• Any offensive weapon
  OR
• Any disabling substance