It is an offence to sell to a person under the age of 18 any knife or knife blade (except if the person is aged 16 or over and the knife or knife blade is designed for domestic use);

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It is also an offence to sell to a person under the age of 18 any razor blade, axe, sword or other article which has a blade or which is sharply pointed and which is made or adapted for use for causing injury;

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A customer may be asked to provide details of his/her age and identity (which may be recorded or copied and kept for inspection for up to 3 years).