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Status: In Force
Penalty ceiling: Prosecution 2 of 8 obligations carry a criminal penalty. 3 carry different penalties and 3 have no criminal penalty — flagged in the list below.

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Any Person8

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Any Person — also bound by 2340 other Acts

Human Medicines Regulations 2012 184 duties

Merchant Shipping Act 1995 144 duties

Insolvency (England and Wales) Rules 2016 104 duties

Communications Act 2003 92 duties

Road Traffic Act 1988 92 duties

What it requires

Sections creating concrete business duties or carrying penalties, grouped as the instrument is structured. Titles link to the source text — blue means you’re leaving for legislation.gov.uk.

s.023 Offence of persistently selling alcohol to children Prosecution

Persistently sell alcohol to childrenAny Person

Fine up to £10,000

s.028 Using someone to mind a weapon Regulated

Use someone to look after, hide, or transport a dangerous weapon for unlawful purposesAny Person

s.036 Manufacture, import and sale of realistic imitation firearms Regulated

Do not manufacture, sell, import or modify realistic imitation firearmsAny Person

s.040 Supplying imitation firearms to minors Prosecution

Sell imitation firearm to a minorAny Person

Unlimited fine

s.043 Sale etc. of knives and other weapons Regulated

Do not sell knives to anyone under 18Any Person

s.044 Sale etc. of crossbows Regulated

Do not sell or let crossbows to under-18sAny Person

s.062 Offering or agreeing to re-programme a mobile telephone Regulated

Offer or agree to reprogram a mobile phone's unique identifierAny Person

59 other provisions — procedural and definitional

s.001 Drinking banning orders

s.002 Duration of drinking banning orders

s.003 Orders on an application to magistrates' court

s.004 Orders in county court proceedings

s.005 Variation or discharge of orders under s. 3 or 4

s.006 Orders on conviction in criminal proceedings

s.007 Supplementary provision about orders on conviction

s.008 Variation or discharge of orders under s. 6

s.009 Interim orders

s.010 Appeals

s.011 Breach of drinking banning orders

s.012 Approved courses

s.013 Certificates of completion of approved courses

s.014 Interpretation of Chapter 1

s.015 Power to impose charges on licence holders

s.016 Designation of alcohol disorder zones

s.017 Procedure for designation of zones

s.018 Functions of local chief officer of police

s.019 Guidance about the designation of zones

s.020 Supplemental provisions for Chapter 2

s.021 Power of police to require review of premises licence

s.022 Provisions supplemental to s. 21

s.024 Closure notices for persistently selling alcohol to children

s.025 Mandatory premises licence condition: door supervision

s.026 Designated public places

s.027 Directions to individuals who represent a risk of disorder

s.029 Penalties etc. for offence under s. 28

s.030 Minimum sentences for certain firearms offences

s.031 Prohibition on sale or transfer of air weapons except by registered dealers

s.032 Sales of air weapons by way of trade or business to be face to face

s.033 Age limits for purchase etc. of air weapons

s.034 Firing an air weapon beyond premises

s.035 Restriction on sale and purchase of primers

s.037 Specific defences applying to the offence under s. 36

s.038 Meaning of “realistic imitation firearm”

s.039 Specification for imitation firearms

s.041 Increase of maximum sentence for possessing an imitation firearm

s.042 Increase of maximum sentences for offences of having knives etc.

s.045 Power of members of staff to search school pupils for weapons

s.046 Power to search further education students for weapons

s.047 Power to search persons in attendance centres for weapons

s.048 Amendment of police power to search schools etc. for weapons

s.049 Consequential amendments relating to minimum sentences

s.050 Supplemental provisions for Part 2

s.051 Corresponding provision for Northern Ireland

s.052 Football-related disorder

s.053 Sale and disposal of tickets by unauthorised persons

s.054 Forfeiture and detention of vehicles etc.

s.055 Continuity of sexual offences law

s.056 Cross-border provisions relating to sexual offences

s.057 Amendment of s. 82 of the Sexual Offences Act 2003

s.058 Power of entry and search of relevant offender's home address

s.059 Limitation period for anti-social behaviour orders

s.060 Parenting orders

s.061 Committal of young persons of unruly character

s.063 Removal of sports grounds etc. from private security industry regulation

s.064 Expenses

s.065 Repeals

s.066 Short title, commencement and extent

Schedules

1 of 46 shown

s.sch002 Weapons etc.: corresponding provisions for Northern Ireland Prosecution

Use another person to mind a dangerous weaponAny Person

Unlimited fine

45 other schedules

s.sch001 Consequential amendments relating to minimum sentences

s.sch001 In section 24(1B) of the Magistrates' Courts Act 1980 (exceptions...

s.sch001 In section 37(1A) of the Mental Health Act 1983 (provisions...

s.sch001 (1) The Criminal Justice Act 1988 is amended as follows....

s.sch001 (1) The Criminal Procedure (Scotland) Act 1995 is amended as...

s.sch001 In section 51A(12) of the Crime and Disorder Act 1998...

s.sch001 In each of — (a) section 12(1) of the Powers...

s.sch001 (1) In section 91 of the Powers of Criminal Courts...

s.sch001 In section 164(3) of the Powers of Criminal Courts (Sentencing)...

s.sch001 (1) The Criminal Justice Act 2003 is amended as follows....

s.sch002 (1) A person is guilty of an offence if—

s.sch002 In Article 54(1) of the Criminal Justice (Northern Ireland) Order...

s.sch002 (1) Section 141 of the Criminal Justice Act 1988 (c....

s.sch002 (1) In the Crossbows (Northern Ireland) Order 1988 (SI 1988/794...

s.sch002 In section 139B of the Criminal Justice Act 1988 (c....

s.sch002 (1) In this Schedule “the Firearms Order” means the Firearms...

s.sch002 (1) This paragraph applies where a person (“the offender”) is...

s.sch002 (1) The Firearms Order is amended as follows.

s.sch002 (1) A person is guilty of an offence if—

s.sch002 (1) It shall be a defence for a person charged...

s.sch002 (1) In paragraphs 4 and 5 “realistic imitation firearm” means...

s.sch002 (A1) For the purposes of sub-paragraph (2)(a) to (c), the...

s.sch002 (1) After Article 66 of the Firearms Order insert— Supplying...

s.sch002 (1) In the entry in Schedule 5 to the Firearms...

s.sch003 Football banning orders and football-related consequential amendments

s.sch003 The Football Spectators Act 1989 (c. 37) is amended as...

s.sch003 For section 1(6) of the Football Spectators Act 1989 (c....

s.sch003 In section 10(17) of that Act (licences to admit spectators:...

s.sch003 In section 23 of that Act (provisions about declarations of...

s.sch003 For paragraph 4(2) of Schedule 1 to that Act (meaning...

s.sch003 (1) In each of the enactments specified in sub-paragraph (2),...

s.sch003 In section 3 of the Prosecution of Offences Act 1985...

s.sch003 (1) In section 14A (banning orders on conviction of an...

s.sch003 (1) In section 14A (banning order made on conviction for...

s.sch003 (1) In section 14B (banning orders made on a complaint)—...

s.sch003 (1) Section 14E (banning orders: general) is amended as follows....

s.sch003 In section 14F(5) (duration of banning orders), for “three” substitute...

s.sch003 In section 19 (functions of enforcing authority and local police),...

s.sch003 (1) In section 25 (service of documents), after subsection (1)...

s.sch003 (1) In paragraph 1 of Schedule 1 (offences), in sub-paragraphs...

s.sch004 Forfeiture and detention of vehicles etc.

s.sch004 The Sexual Offences Act 2003 (c. 42) is amended as...

s.sch004 After section 60 (sections 57 to 59: interpretation and jurisdiction)...

s.sch004 In section 142(2) (provisions extending to Northern Ireland), in paragraph...

s.sch005 Repeals

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