The term 'offensive weapon' is defined as: "any article made or adapted for use to causing injury to the person, or intended by the person having it with him for such use".
The defendant is entitled to be acquitted if he shows on the balance of probabilities that:
* he had "good reason or lawful authority" for having the bladed or pointed article; or
* he had the article for use at work; or
* he had the article for religious reasons; or
* he had the article as part of a national costume;
Jimbobrighton – sounds like worse than a jobsworth.. Another copper that doesn't know the law. A "lock knife" does not come into the category of "folding pocket knife" because it is not immediately foldable at all times; (Rv Deegan [1998] 2 Cr.App,R 121 CA).