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Using & Carrying Knives

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By placing an order with CineStore, the customer verifies that they are over 18 years of age and are aware of all laws regarding the possession or carrying of the products they are ordering. CineStore shall not be held liable for any infraction of laws by the purchaser.

The customer also agrees to us undertaking age verification or other checks and agrees to us providing details to United Kingdom law enforcement agencies if requested. We reserve the right to refuse any order at our own discretion.

Know your Knife Laws 

Knives

Knives and Tools are everyday items which have many legitimate reasons for ownership and use. Below is a distillation and simplification of the law currently. This guide is not intended to replace qualified legal advice and should not be taken as such.

It’s illegal to:

  • sell a knife to anyone under 18 (in Scotland 16 to 18 year olds are allowed to buy cutlery and kitchen knives).
  • carry a knife in public without good reason, unless it has a folding blade with a cutting edge 3 inches long or less.
  • carry, buy or sell any type of banned knife.
  • use any knife in a threatening way (even a legal knife).

 

Lock knives

Lock knives are not classed as folding knives and are illegal to carry in public without good reason.

  • have blades that can be locked and re-folded only by pressing a button.
  • can include multi-tool knives - tools that also contain other devices such as a screwdriver or can opener.

Good reasons for carrying a knife or weapon in public

Examples of good reasons include:

  • taking knives you use at work to and from work
  • taking it to a gallery or museum to be exhibited
  • if it’ll be used for theatre, film, television, historical reenactment or religious purposes, for example the kirpan some Sikhs carry
  • if it’ll be used in a demonstration or to teach someone how to use it

A court will decide if you’ve got a good reason to carry a knife or a weapon if you’re charged with carrying it illegally.

Contact your local police to check if a knife or weapon is legal to carry.

The maximum penalty for an adult carrying a knife is 4 years in prison and an unlimited fine. You’ll get a prison sentence if you’re convicted of carrying a knife more than once.

To stay up to date with all of the UK Knife Laws here is a useful link: https://www.gov.uk/buying-carrying-knives