article or substance

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“article or substance” means

(a)           an offensive weapon within the meaning of section 1 of the Prevention of Crime Act 1953,

(b)           an article to which section 139 of the Criminal Justice Act 1988 (offence of having article with blade or point in public place) applies, or

(c)           a corrosive substance that can burn human skin by corrosion.