Legal Update - 1 August 2025
From 1 August 2025, ninja swords are added to the list of offensive weapons contained in the Schedule to the Criminal Justice Act 1988 (Offensive Weapons) Order 1988, meaning from that date, it is an offence to possess the items in private. It will also be an offence to manufacture and sell the items.
The compensation and surrender schemes allowing the items to be surrendered without repercussion and for those surrendering to receive payment, ended on 31 July 2025.
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