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The law about carrying knives in a public place is governed in
England by the
Criminal Justice Act 1988. This puts the responsibility on
the individual to show they have a 'lawful authority or
reasonable excuse for carrying it'.
There is an exception made for folding pocket knives (pen knives) with a cutting edge of
less than 3 inches (75 mm) which does not lock. There is a further exemption
for the carrying of knives as part of either a national costume (such as the
Scottish Skean Dhu) or as part of a religious obligation (the Sikh Kirpan). To view the advice from the Association of British Fungus Groups
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