Royal Borough of Windsor and Maidenhead, Regina (on The Application of) v The East Berkshire Justices: Admn 21 Oct 2010

The court was asked whether a grapefruit knife was a knife within section 141A. The magistrates were not satisfied beyond reasonable doubt that the article was a knife because it had a curved blade designed specifically for a single use and because it was distinct or different from a usual straight bladed instrument that in general usage characterises a knife. They also referred to the supplier’s evidence about the understanding of those who supply and market these instruments.
Held: ‘this grapefruit knife is a cutting instrument consisting of a blade with a sharpened longitudinal edge – it has two such edges in fact – fixed in a handle, and in my judgment it is a knife within section 141A(2) of the 1988 Act. ‘

Judges:

Sir Anthony May P

Citations:

[2010] EWHC 3020 (Admin), [2011] 1 Cr App R 21

Links:

Bailii

Statutes:

Criminal Justice Act 1988 141A

Crime

Updated: 28 August 2022; Ref: scu.426728