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  Offensive Weapons Bill - New Clause 26 - Aggravated Offence of Possessing a Corrosive Substance or Dangerous Knifes on Mopeds or Motorbikes
  
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  @ MP voted aye to make possessing a corrosive substance or dangerous knife while on a moped or motorbike an aggravated offence.
  
  @ MP voted no against making possessing a corrosive substance or dangerous knife while on a moped or motorbike an aggravated offence.
  
  The majority of MPs voted against making possessing a corrosive substance or dangerous knife while on a moped or motorbike an aggravated offence. The presence of an aggravating factor in an offence would be expected to lead to a greater sentence. 
  
  MPs were considering the Offensive Weapons Bill[1]
  
  The proposed new clause rejected in this vote was titled: ''Aggravated offence of possessing a corrosive substance or dangerous knife'' and stated:
  
  :â(1) A person is guilty of an aggravated offence of possessing a corrosive substance in a public place ifâ
  
  :(a) they commit an offence under section 6 of this Act, and
  
  :(b) at the time of committing the offence, the offender wasâ
  
  :(i) the driver of a moped or motor bicycle, or
  
  :(ii) a passenger of a moped or motor bicycle.
  
  :(2) A person is guilty of an aggravated offence of possessing certain dangerous knives ifâ
  
  :(a) they commit an offence under section 1A of the Restrictions of Offensive Weapons Act 1959, as amended, and
  
  :(b) at the time of committing the offence, the offender wasâ
  
  :(i) the driver of a moped or motor bicycle, or
  
  :(ii) a passenger of a moped or motor bicycle.
  
  :(3) A person guilty of an aggravated offence under this section is liableâ
  
  :(a) on summary conviction in England and Wales, to imprisonment for a term not exceeding two years, to a fine or both;
  
  :(b) on summary conviction in Scotland, to imprisonment for a term not exceeding two years, to a fine or both.
  
  :(4) For the purposes of this section, âmopedâ and âmotor bicycleâ have the same meanings as in section 108 of the Road Traffic Act 1988.â
   
  
  * [1] [https://services.parliament.uk/bills/2017-19/offensiveweapons.html Parliament's webpage on the Offensive Weapons Bill]
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