The Surrender of Offensive Weapons (Compensation) (Scotland) Regulations 2022

Eligibility for compensation

3.—(1) Subject to paragraph (2) and regulation 6(5), the Scottish Ministers must pay compensation in accordance with these Regulations for a surrendered weapon.

(2) A person may claim compensation—

(a) in respect of a weapon, possession of which will become unlawful by virtue of—

(i) section 44 (prohibition on the possession of certain dangerous knives) of the 2019 Act (by itself or in combination with section 43 (amendments to the definition of “flick-knife”) of the 2019 Act), or

(ii) section 46 (prohibition on the possession of offensive weapons) of the 2019 Act (by itself or in combination section 47 (prohibition on the possession of offensive weapons: supplementary) of the 2019 Act),

(b) if, in the case of a weapon other than a cyclone knife, they—

(i) owned the weapon on 20 June 2018, or

(ii) on or before 20 June 2018 had contracted to acquire the weapon,

(c) if, in the case of a cyclone knife, they—

(i) owned the cyclone knife on 22 January 2019, or

(ii) on or before 22 January 2019 had contracted to acquire the cyclone knife,

(d) if they surrender the weapon within the required period, and

(e) if they make a declaration that they are the legal owner of the weapon and that it was lawfully acquired.

(3) In paragraph (2)(c), “cyclone knife” means the weapon sometimes known as a “cyclone knife” or “spiral knife” being a weapon with—

(a) a handle,

(b) a blade with two or more cutting edges, each of which forms a helix, and

(c) a sharp point at the end of the blade.