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BILL 502
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B E IT ENACTED by the Queen's most Excellent Majesty, by and with the advice and consent of
the Lords Spiritual and Temporal, and Commons, in this present Parliament assembled,
and by the authority of the same, as follows:
1 Definitions
(1) Noxious Weapon Certificate or NXWC shall refer to a certificate issued to a
qualifying applicant permitting them to procure a non-lethal noxious weapon.
(2) Noxious weapon or NXW shall refer to weapons designed for discharging a
noxious liquid, gas, or other thing for the purpose of non-lethal incapacitation.
(3) Termination or termination of certificate shall refer to the permanent removal
of an NXWC for the purposes of this Act.
(4) Suspension of carry shall refer to the temporary suspension of a certificate-
holder's right to carry an NXW in public on their person for the purposes of this
Act.
(5) Suspension of certificate shall refer to the temporary suspension of a certificate-
holder's right to possess an NXW in public on their person for the purposes of this
Act.
any noxious liquid, gas or other thing without a valid certificate, and
4 Offences
(1) It shall be an offence for an individual to threaten, using an NXW, another person
who does not pose an immediate physical threat to them or another individual, or
present themselves in a way that would be reasonably interpreted as such.
(2) It shall be an offence for an individual to resist arrest by use of an NXW.
(3) It shall be an offence for an individual to use an NXW against another person
without provocation, or against another person who does not pose an immediate
physical threat to them or another individual, or present themselves in such a way
that would reasonable be interpreted as such.
(4) It shall be an offence for an individual to knowing provide an NXW to persons with
mental illness, convictions for offences with maximum sentences of at least three
years or 1095 days, or with intent to inflict grievous, unprovoked harm against
another individual.
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(5) It shall be an offence for an individual to retain or attempt to retain an NXW after
being issued a termination of certificate.
(6) It shall be an offence for an individual to knowingly keep an NXW on their person
after being issued a suspension of carry.
(7) It shall be an offence for an individual to knowingly possess or procure an NXW
after being issued a suspension of certificate.
(8) It shall be an offence for an individual to knowingly carry on their person an NXW
while participating in a public demonstration.
(9) It shall be an offence for an individual to knowingly carry on their person an NXW
into areas prohibited in section 11 of this Act.
(10) It shall be an offence for an individual to possess an NXW without a valid NXWC.
5 Punishments
(1) The offence as described in section 4(1) shall incur a maximum fine of 4000.50 and
a maximum sentence of 2922 days or 8 years.
(2) The offence as described in section 4(2) shall incur a maximum fine of 3200.50 and
a maximum sentence of 2190 days or 6 years.
(3) The offence as described in section 4(3) shall incur a maximum fine of 4800.50 and
a maximum sentence of 3652 days or 10 years.
(4) The offence as described in section 4(4) shall incur a maximum fine of 3600.50 and
a maximum sentence of 2190 days or 6 years.
(5) The offence as described in section 4(5) shall incur a maximum fine of 1200.50 and
a maximum sentence of 730 days or 2 years.
(6) The offence as described in section 4(6) shall incur a maximum fine of 1200.50 and
a maximum sentence of 730 days or 2 years.
(7) The offence as described in section 4(7) shall incur a maximum fine of 1200.50 and
a maximum sentence of 730 days or 2 years.
(8) The offence as described in section 4(8) shall incur a maximum fine of 2400.50 and
a maximum sentence of 1095 days or 3 years.
(9) The offence as described in section 4(9) shall incur a maximum fine of 2400.50 and
a maximum sentence of 1095 days or 3 years.
(10) The offence as described in section 4(10) shall incur a maximum fine of 2400.50
and a maximum sentence of 2922 days or 8 years.
6 Termination of certificates
(1) Upon conviction of an offence with a maximum sentence of at least 3 years or 1095
days, the respective NXWC shall be terminated immediately and any NXWs shall
be surrended to police or another, qualified holder of an NXWC.
(2) Upon diagnosis of a mental illness, the respective NXWC shall be terminated
immediately and any NXWs shall be surrended to police or another, qualified
holder of an NXWC.
(3) The bearer in question concerning a termination of certificate should be informed as
soon as possible.
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9 Allowances
(1) Shops selling firearms shall be permitted to sell NXWs.
(2) The Secretary of State for the Home Office shall be tasked with establishing a
licensing system permitting the sale of NXWs by private businesses.
10 Self-defence
(1) Holders of valid NXWCs not subject to suspension shall be permitted to carry on
their person in public, retain in their vehicle, and keep in home NXWs, subject to
other restrictions contained in this Act.
(2) No holder of a valid NXWC shall be prosecuted for the lawful use of an NXW in
self-defence or the defence of others against immediate physical threats.
(3) Private businesses shall be permitted to allow or disallow the carry of NXWs on an
individual's person on their premises, but for private businesses expressing a desire
not to permit NXW carry within their premises, they shall be required to post a
visible notice detailing the relevant policy.
12 Clarification
For the purposes of this Act, if an offence has
(a) no stated maximum sentence,
(b) a sentence of death, or
(c) a maximum sentence of life imprisonment,
such sentence shall be counted as exceeding three years or 1095 days.