Possession Of An Offensive Weapon

Question 0

Define the possession ingredient:

Without lawful authority or reasonable excuse

Answer 0

Without a legal right or justification, authority or permission

No lawful, genuine or reasonable excuse

Question 1

What are the ingredients of possession of an offensive weapon (pp)?

Answer 1

Without lawful authority or reasonable excuse

Has with him

In any public place

Any knife
OR
Offensive weapon
OR
Disabling substance

Question 2

Define the possession ingredient:

Has with him

Answer 2

Has in their possession or under their immediate control.

Question 3

Define the possession ingredient:

In any public place

Answer 3

At any material time

Open or being used

Free or payment of charge

Entitled to eject or exclude

Includes: aircraft, hovercraft, vessel, vehicle etc

Also interior of a vehicle In a public place.

Question 4

Define the possession ingredient:
Any knife
OR
Offensive weapon
OR
Disabling substance

Answer 4

Any cutting blade

Any article made, altered or intended for causing bodily injury

Anaesthetising or other substance produced or intended for the purpose of disabling people.

Question 5

What are the ingredients for Possession of an offensive weapon (ap)?

Answer 5

Has in his possession

In any place

Any offensive weapon
OR
Disabling substance

In circumstances that prima facie show an intention to use it to commit an offence involving bodily injury or threat or fear of violence

Question 6

Define the possession ingredient:

Has in his possession

Answer 6

Has in their possession or under their control.

Question 7

Define the possession ingredient:

In any place

Answer 7

In any place at all; includes public and private places

Question 8

Define the possession ingredient:
Any offensive weapon
OR
Disabling substance

Answer 8

Any article capable of being used for causing bodily injury

Anaesthetising or other substance produced or intended for the purpose of disabling persons.

Question 9

Define the possession ingredient:
In circumstances that prima facie show an intention to use it to commit an offence involving bodily injury or threat or fear of violence

Answer 9

Actions by the offender show that, on the ‘face of it’, the person is deliberately going to use it to commit an offence involving some form of bodily injury, threat or intimidation.

Question 10

What are the ingredients for the summary offences act 1981 offence of: possession of a knife

Answer 10

In a public place

Without reasonable excuse

Has any knife

In his or her possession