The Criminal Justice Act 1988 (Offensive Weapons) (Amendment, Surrender and Compensation) (England and Wales) Order 2025
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3 Arrangements for surrender of weapons
(1) The Secretary of State must make such arrangements as the Secretary of State thinks fit to secure the orderly surrender at designated police stations in England and Wales of weapons the possession in private of which will become unlawful by virtue of Part 2. (2) The chief officer of police for any area may designate any police station in the chief officer’s area as being suitable for the receipt of weapons surrendered in accordance with the arrangements made under paragraph (1). (3) The Secretary of State may also make such arrangements as the Secretary of State thinks fit to secure the orderly surrender at other designated locations in England and Wales of weapons the possession in private of which will become unlawful by virtue of Part 2. (4) The Secretary of State may designate any location in England and Wales as being suitable for the receipt of weapons surrendered in accordance with the arrangements made under paragraph (3). (5) In this Part, “chief officer of police” has the meaning given in section 101(1) of the Police Act 1996.
3 Arrangements for surrender of weapons
(1) The Secretary of State must make such arrangements as the Secretary of State thinks fit to secure the orderly surrender at designated police stations in England and Wales of weapons the possession in private of which will become unlawful by virtue of Part 2. (2) The chief officer of police for any area may designate any police station in the chief officer’s area as being suitable for the receipt of weapons surrendered in accordance with the arrangements made under paragraph (1). (3) The Secretary of State may also make such arrangements as the Secretary of State thinks fit to secure the orderly surrender at other designated locations in England and Wales of weapons the possession in private of which will become unlawful by virtue of Part 2. (4) The Secretary of State may designate any location in England and Wales as being suitable for the receipt of weapons surrendered in accordance with the arrangements made under paragraph (3). (5) In this Part, “chief officer of police” has the meaning given in section 101(1) of the Police Act 1996.
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