Australian Capital Territory
Crimes Regulations 2001     No 42
made under the
Crimes Act 1900
Republication No 1
Republication date: 19 October 2001
Regulations not amended up to this date
Provisions effective to 18 October 2001

Unauthorised version prepared by ACT Parliamentary Counsel's Office

About this republication
The republished law
This is a republication of the Crimes Regulations 2001, made under the Crimes Act 1900 as in force on 19 October 2001.  It includes any commencement, amendment, repeal or expiry affecting the republished law up to 18 October 2001 and any amendment made under the Legislation Act 2001, part 11.3 (Editorial changes).
The legislation history and amendment history of the republished law are set out in endnotes 3 and 4. 
Kinds of republications
The Parliamentary Counsel’s Office prepares 2 kinds of republications of ACT laws (see the ACT legislation register at www.legislation.act.gov.au):
•	authorised republications to which the Legislation Act 2001 applies
•	unauthorised republications.
The status of this republication appears on the bottom of each page.
Editorial changes
The Legislation Act 2001, part 11.3 authorises the Parliamentary Counsel to make editorial amendments and other changes of a formal nature when preparing a law for republication.  Editorial changes do not change the effect of the law, but have effect as if they had been made by an Act commencing on the republication date (see Legislation Act 2001, s 115 and s 117).  The changes are made if the Parliamentary Counsel considers they are desirable to bring the law into line, or more closely into line, with current legislative drafting practice.  
When preparing the authorised version of this republication amendments were made under part 11.3 (see endnote 1).
Uncommenced provisions and amendments
If a provision of the republished law has not commenced or is affected by an uncommenced amendment, the symbol  U  appears immediately before the provision heading.  The text of the uncommenced provision or amendment appears only in the last endnote.
Modifications
If a provision of the republished law is affected by a current modification, the symbol  M  appears immediately before the provision heading.  The text of the modifying provision appears in the endnotes.  For the legal status of modifications, see Legislation Act 2001, section 95.
Penalties
The value of a penalty unit for an offence against this republished law at the republication date—
	(a)	if the person charged is an individual—$100; or
	(b)	if the person charged is a corporation—$500.

Provisions effective to
18 October 2001

Australian Capital Territory
Crimes Regulations 2001
made under the
Crimes Act 1900
Contents
	Page
	1	Name of regulations	2
	3	Exemption for retail suppliers of knives—Act, s 497 (5)	2
	4	Exclusions—Act, dict, definition of knife	2
Endnotes
	1	About the endnotes	3
	2	Abbreviation key	3
	3	Legislation history	4
	4	Amendment history	4

Provisions effective to
18 October 2001

Australian Capital Territory
Crimes Regulations 2001     

made under the
Crimes Act 1900

    

  

1	Name of regulations
These regulations are the Crimes Regulations 2001.
3	Exemption for retail suppliers of knives—Act, s 497 (5)
The Act, section 497 (1) (Retail supplier of knives to display sign) does not apply to a person who sells knives by retail if—
	(a)	the sale of knives is not a major part of the person’s retail business; and
	(b)	the person displays, at each place where knives are displayed for sale, a sign, in type no smaller than 12 point, with the following text:
It is an offence to sell a knife to a person under the age of 16.  Proof of age may be required.
4	Exclusions—Act, dict, definition of knife
The following knives are excluded from the definition:
	(a)	a plastic knife designed for eating purposes;
	(b)	a blade that is not a knife blade or a blade forming part of any of the following:
	(i)	a machete;
	(ii)	a cleaver;
	(iii)	a sword.

Endnotes
1	About the endnotes
Amending and modifying laws are annotated in the legislation history and the amendment history.  Current modifications are not included in the republished law but are set out in the endnotes.
Not all editorial amendments made under the Legislation Act 2001, part 11.3 are annotated in the amendment history.  Full details of any amendments can be obtained from the Parliamentary Counsel’s Office.
Uncommenced amending laws are listed in the legislation history and the amendment history.  These details are underlined.  Uncommenced provisions and amendments are not included in the republished law but are set out in the last endnotes.
If all the provisions of the law have been renumbered, a table of renumbered provisions gives details of previous and current numbering.  
The endnotes also include a table of earlier republications.
If the republished law includes penalties, current information about penalty unit values appears on the republication inside front cover.
2	Abbreviation key

am = amended	ord = ordinance	
amdt = amendment	orig = original	
ch = chapter	p = page	
cl = clause	par = paragraph	
def = definition	prev = previous	
dict = dictionary	(prev...) = previously	
disallowed = disallowed by the Legislative 	prov = provision	
Assembly	pt = part	
div = division	r = rule/subrule	
exp = expires/expired	reg = regulation/subregulation	
Gaz = Gazette	renum = renumbered	
hdg = heading	reloc = relocated	
ins = inserted/added	R[X] = Republication No	
LA = Legislation Act 2001	s = section/subsection	
LR = legislation register	sch = schedule	
LRA = Legislation (Republication) Act 1996	sdiv = subdivision	
mod = modified / modification	sub = substituted	
No = number	SL  = Subordinate Law	
o = order	underlining = whole or part not commenced	
om = omitted/repealed		
3	Legislation history
Crimes Regulations 2001
notified LR 18 October 2001
commenced 18 October 2001 (reg 2)
4	Amendment history
Commencement
reg 2	om R1 (LA s 89 (4))

Unauthorised version prepared by ACT Parliamentary Counsel's Office

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