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202A: Possession of offensive weapons or disabling substances
or “This law says you can get in trouble for having things that can hurt people, like weapons or sprays that make people pass out.”
You could also call this:

“This law used to explain what the police could do when someone hurt another person, but it's not used anymore.”

This part of the law used to talk about powers related to a crime described in section 202A. However, it no longer exists. The government removed this section on 1 October 2012. If you want to know more about why it was removed, you can look at section 325(6) of the Search and Surveillance Act 2012.

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Next up: 202BA: Sentencing for second crime against section 202A(4)

or “If you hurt someone twice in two years, you must go to jail unless there's a special reason not to.”
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Part 8 Crimes against the person
Assaults and injuries to the person

202BPowers in respect of crime against section 202A (Repealed)

    Notes
    • Section 202B: repealed, on , by section 325(6) of the Search and Surveillance Act 2012 (2012 No 24).