28th September, 1936
T H E PALESTINE
GAZETTE
995
89. A n y person who carries i n public without lawful occasion
any offensive arm or weapon i n such a manner as to cause terror
to any person, is guilty of a misdemeanour, and his arms or
weapons shall be forfeited.
Carrying arms
to terrorise.
90. A n y person who imports, or i n any district, area or place
to which the provisions of this section have been applied by the
H i g h Commissioner, manufactures, sells, offers or exposes for sale
or wears or carries a dagger, is guilty of a misdemeanour.
Daggers.
־91. A n y person who, i n any district, area or place to which the
provisions of this section have been applied by the H i g h Commis
sioner, wears or carries any knife outside his own house and
premises, is guilty of a misdemeanour and is liable to imprison
ment for one year :
Knives.
Provided that no person shall be deemed to have committed
an offence against this section if he shall prove that he was
wearing or carrying such knife outside his own house and premises
for •some lawful purpose, for which purpose a knife was necessary :
Provided also that the District Superintendent of Police of the
district i n which the person was found to be carrying or wearing
the knife, i n his discretion, having regard to all the circumstances
of the case, may direct that no proceedings shall be instituted
under this section.
92. T h e officer i n charge of any police station or post may
cause anv person suspected of carrving a dagger or knife i n
contravention of the provisions of this Code to be searched and
may detain any such dagger or knife.
Power to detain
daggers and
knives.
93. N o t h i n g i n this Code shall prevent any person from
carrying a clasp-knife, provided that it has not a blade of more
than ten centimetres i n length whether ending i n a sharp point or
not, and further that it is not so constructed as to be convertible by
means of a spring or otherwise into a dagger or knife w i t h a
fixed blade.
Clasp-knives.
94. A n y dagger or knife i n respect to w h i c h any person has
been convicted for a breach of this Code shall be forfeited.
Forfeiture.
95.
I n this chapter :—
Definitions.
" A p p l i e d by the H i g h Commissioner" means applied by the
H i g h Commissioner-in-Council by order published i n the
Gazette.
" D a g g e r " includes any sword, or any knife or other i n
strument having a blade ending i n a sharp point, and which is
not primarily designed for use i n a profession, craft or busi
ness, or for domestic use : Provided that any such sword, knife
or other instrument when worn or carried by any person shall
be deemed to be a dagger w i t h i n the meaning of this chapter
unless it is primarily designed for use i n a profession, craft
or business exercised or carried on by such person or for domes
tic use, and is being worn or carried by such person for the
purpose of its use i n such profession, craft or business, or for
domestic use.
" K n i f e " includes any instrument, not being a dagger, hav
i n g a blade, whether ending i n a sharp point or not.
96. A n y person who, i n order to take possession thereof, enters
on any land or building i n a violent manner, whether such
Forcible entry,