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Importation of Knives

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  • 08-02-2015 2:28pm
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    sean2257
    Registered Users Posts: 12 ✭


    A friend of mine is in America and I'm wondering if I could get him to bring me home a Ka-Bar Swabbie, on cargo. I know Knives are legal to bring home, but this is a real big Knife 18" in total. What do ye think??
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    Pat Mustard
    Registered Users Posts: 9,554 ✭✭✭Pat Mustard


    In general terms, it is illegal to carry a knife. There is a defence of having lawful authority or good reason. A recreational purpose such as fishing might has been accepted by courts as a defence.

    http://www.irishstatutebook.ie/1990/en/act/pub/0012/print.html#sec9
    Possession of knives and other articles.

    9.—(1) Subject to subsections (2) and (3), where a person has with him in any public place any knife or any other article which has a blade or which is sharply pointed, he shall be guilty of an offence.

    (2) It shall be a defence for a person charged with an offence under subsection (1) to prove that he had good reason or lawful authority for having the article with him in a public place.

    (3) Without prejudice to the generality of subsection (2), it shall be a defence for a person charged with an offence under subsection (1) to prove that he had the article with him for use at work or for a recreational purpose.

    Other than the above law prohibiting possession of knives, I am not aware of a law restricting importation of knives, as such.


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