Firearms and Offensive Weapons Act, 1990
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Trespassing with a knife, weapon of offence or other article. |
10.—(1) Where a person is on any premises as defined in subsection (2) as a trespasser, he shall be guilty of an offence if he has with him— | |
(a) any knife or other article to which section 9 (1) applies, or | ||
(b) any weapon of offence (as defined in subsection (2)). | ||
(2) In this section— | ||
“premises” means any building, any part of a building and any land ancillary to a building; | ||
“weapon of offence” means any article made or adapted for use for causing injury to or incapacitating a person, or intended by the person having it with him for such use. | ||
(3) A person guilty of an offence under this section shall be liable— | ||
(a) on summary conviction, to a fine not exceeding £1,000 or to imprisonment for a term not exceeding twelve months or to both, or | ||
(b) on conviction on indictment, to a fine or to imprisonment for a term not exceeding five years or to both. |