Meeting of the Parliament

Meeting date: Wednesday, November 21, 2018

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Offensive Weapons Bill

The next item of business is consideration of legislative consent motion S5M-14827, also in the name of Humza Yousaf, on the Offensive Weapons Bill.

Motion moved,

That the Parliament agrees that the relevant provisions of the Offensive Weapons Bill, introduced in the House of Commons on 20 June 2018, relating to the creation of new offences in respect of corrosives, stop and search powers in relation to the new offence of possession of a corrosive substance in public, certain procedural provisions relating to the corrosives offences, a new defence specific to remote sales relating to the existing offence of sale of bladed articles to under 18s, a new offence of delivery of bladed articles to residential premises, a new offence of delivery of bladed articles to under 18s when purchased remotely from outwith the UK, changes to the definition of a flick knife, a new offence of possession in all place of certain knives and offensive weapons, arrangements for disposal of these certain knives and offensive weapons, and prohibition of certain firearms and commencement powers, so far as these matters fall within the legislative competence of the Scottish Parliament, should be considered by the UK Parliament.—[Humza Yousaf].