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Criminal Justice Act 1988 and Offensive Weapons Act 1996

The Criminal Justice Act 1988 and Offensive Weapons Act 1996 make it an offence to sell knives and certain bladed or pointed articles to persons under the age of 18. Retailers must take all reasonable precautions and have exercised all due diligence to comply. For these reasons we operate an age declaration and verification system. Customers purchasing these products will need to complete an online age declaration before completing their order. In addition, the online purchase of these products are also restricted to credit card payments only. Online payments by Visa debit, Visa Electron, Solo and Maestro debit cards cannot be accepted for 18 restricted products. We appreciate that this will be inconvenient for some customers so if you are aged 18 or over and do not have a credit card please telephone us with your order for any 18 restricted product and our sales team will be happy to assist you. By placing an online order for these products you declare that you are 18 years of age or over. This item must be used responsibly and appropriately. Please contact us if you have any further enquiries or questions regarding any of our products and the Criminal Justice Act.