Criminal Law Code as at 1st March 2007 (ii) which is released from the handle or sheath of the knife by the force of gravity or the application of centrifugal force and which, when released, is locked in place by means of a button, spring, lever or other device, sometimes known as a “gravity knife”; or (iii) which is— A. released from the handle or sheath of the knife manually; and B. locked in the open position by means of a button, spring, lever or other device; and C. released from the locked open position otherwise than solely by manual pressure on the blade; other than a trimming knife the blade of which does not exceed thirty millimetres in length; or (b) which is declared in terms of subsection (2) to be a prohibited knife. (2) Where the Minister considers it necessary in the public interest to do so, the Minister may, by notice in a statutory instrument, declare any knife or class of knife to be a prohibited knife for the purposes of this section and may, in like manner, withdraw any such declaration. (3) Any person who deals in, or has in his or her possession, any prohibited knife shall be guilty of dealing in or possessing a prohibited knife, as the case may be, and liable to a fine not exceeding level six or imprisonment for a period not exceeding one year or both. (4) The court convicting any person of a contravention of subsection (3) may order that any knife which formed the subject of the charge shall be forfeited to the State. 40 Possession of articles for criminal use (1) Any person who, without lawful excuse, knowingly has in his or her custody or possession any article for use in unlawful entry into premises, theft, fraud or a contravention of section 57 of the Road Traffic Act [Chapter 13:11] shall be guilty of possessing an article for criminal use and liable to a fine not exceeding level ten or imprisonment for a period not exceeding one year or both. (2) In a prosecution for possessing an article for criminal use⎯ (a) the onus of proving a lawful excuse for the custody or possession of an article referred to in subsection (1) shall lie on the person charged with the crime; (b) if it is proved that the person charged with the crime had in his or her custody or possession an article made or adapted for use in unlawful entry into premises, theft, fraud or a contravention of section 57 of the Road Traffic Act [Chapter 13:11] it shall be presumed unless the contrary is proved that the person had it in his or her possession for such use. 41 Disorderly conduct in public place Any person who, in a public place⎯ (a) intentionally engages in disorderly or riotous conduct; or (b) uses threatening, abusive or insulting words or behaves in a threatening, abusive or insulting manner, intending to provoke a breach of the peace or realising that there is a real risk or possibility that a breach of the peace may be provoked; - 36 -