Art. no. 1981
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Offence |
Punishment 1981
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Proposed punishment 2002
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Art. no. 2002
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3(1) |
Purchase, acquisition or possession of firearm or ammunition without a certificate
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Summary - 1 year or a fine of statutory maximum or both
Indictment - 5 years or a fine or both
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Summary - 1 year or a fine of the statutory maximum or both
If the offence is committed in an aggravated form within the meaning of article 65(4) (possession of shortened shot gun or converted weapon), 7 years or a fine or both. In any other case, 5 years or a fine or both.
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3(1), (2) |
3(2) |
Failure to comply with a condition subject to which a firearm certificate is held
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Summary - 1 year or level 5 or both
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Summary - 1 year or level 5 or both
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6(4)
13(12) (in relation to visitor's permit)
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4(1) |
Manufacturing selling, repairing, etc. without being registered as a dealer
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Summary - 1 year or a fine of statutory maximum or both
Indictment -5 years or a fine or both
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Summary - 1 year or a fine of the statutory maximum or both
Indictment - 5 years or a fine or both
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21(1) |
4(2), (3) |
Sale to any person other than a dealer who does not produce a certificate; repair for a person other than a dealer who does not produce a certificate
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Summary - 1 year or a fine of statutory maximum or both
Indictment - 5 years or a fine or both
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Summary - 1 year or a fine of the statutory maximum or both
Indictment - 5 years or a fine or both
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38(1), (2) |
4(4) |
Production of false certificate etc with view to purchase or acquisition of a firearm
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Summary - 1 year or a fine of statutory maximum or both
Indictment - 5 years or a fine or both
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Summary - 1 year or a fine of the statutory maximum or both
Indictment - 5 years or a fine or both
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38(4) |
4(5) |
Pawnbroker taking firearm in pawn
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Summary - 3 months or level 3 or both
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Summary - 3 months or level 3 or both
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38(5) |
5(1)
(3) |
Shortening the barrel of a shot gun or converting an imitation firearm into a firearm
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Summary - 1 year or a fine of statutory maximum or both
Indictment -7 years or a fine or both
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Summary - 1 year or a fine of the statutory maximum or both
Indictment - 7 years or a fine or both
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65(1), (3) |
6(1) |
Manufacture, dealing in or possession of prohibited weapon
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Summary - 1 year or a fine of statutory maximum or both
Indictment -10 years or a fine or both
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Summary - 1 year or a fine of the statutory maximum or both
Indictment - 10 years or a fine or both
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46(1) |
6
(1A) |
Possession of or dealing in other prohibited weapons
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Summary- 6 months or a fine of statutory maximum or both
Indictment -10 years or a fine or both
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Summary - 6 months or a fine of the statutory maximum or both
Indictment - 10 years or a fine or both
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46(2) |
6(4) |
Failure to comply with conditions of authority relating to prohibited weapons
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Summary - 1 year or level 5 or both
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Summary - 1 year or level 5 or both
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46(5) |
6(5)
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Failure to surrender authority relating to prohibited weapons
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Summary - level 3
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Summary - level 3
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46(6) |
7(4) |
Contravention of order prohibiting removal of firearms or ammunition
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Summary - 1 year or, for each firearm or parcel of ammunition in respect of which offence committed, level 3 or both
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Summary - 1 year or, for each firearm or parcel of ammunition in respect of which an offence committed, level 3 or both
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49(4) |
10
(1A) |
Failure of auctioneer, carrier or warehouseman to take reasonable precautions
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Summary - 6 month or level 5 or both
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Summary - 6 months or level 5 or both
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Sch 1 para 2(2) |
10(4) |
Making false statement to procure auctioneer's permit
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Summary - 1 year or level 5 or both
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Summary - 1 year or level 5 or both
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32(4) |
14(2) |
Making false statement to procure grant of permit under Art. 14(1)(c)
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Summary - 1 year or level 5 or both
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Summary - 1 year or level 5 or both
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Sch 1 para 4(4) |
17 |
Possession of firearm with intent to injure
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Indictment - Life imprisonment
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Indictment - Life imprisonment
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56(1) |
17A |
Possession of firearm with intent to cause fear of violence
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Indictment - 10 years or a fine or both
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Indictment - 10 years or a fine or both
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56(2) |
18(1) |
Use or attempted use of firearm to resist arrest
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Indictment - life imprisonment
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Indictment - life imprisonment
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57(1) |
18(2) |
Possession of firearm while committing offence specified in 1981/
Schedule 1 (2002/
Schedule 3)
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Indictment - life imprisonment
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Indictment - life imprisonment
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57(2) |
19(1) |
Carrying firearm with criminal intent
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Indictment - life imprisonment
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Indictment - life imprisonment
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58(1) |
20(1) |
Carrying firearm and ammunition in a public place
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Summary - 1 year or fine of statutory maximum or both
Indictment (but not if firearm is air weapon) - 10 years or a fine or both
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Summary - 1 year or fine of statutory maximum or both
Indictment (but not if firearm is air gun) - 10 years or a fine or both
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59(1) |
20(2) |
Discharge of firearm in public place
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Summary - 1 year or level 4 or both
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Summary - 1 year or level 4 or both
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59(2) |
21(1) |
Trespassing with firearm or imitation firearm in any building
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Summary - 1 year or fine of statutory maximum or both
Indictment - (but not in case of imitation firearm) - 10 years or fine or both
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Summary - 1 year or fine of statutory maximum or both
Indictment (but not in case of imitation firearm) - 10 years or fine or both
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60(1) |
21(2) |
Trespassing with a firearm or imitation firearm on land
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Summary - 1 year or level 5 or both
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Summary - 1 year or level 5 or both
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60(2) |
22(5) |
Possession of firearm or ammunition by convicted person
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Summary - 1 year or a fine of statutory maximum or both
Indictment - 5 years or a fine or both
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Summary - 1 year or a fine of the statutory maximum or both
Indictment - 5 years or a fine or both
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61(5) |
22(7) |
Sale of firearm to convicted person; repair of firearm for convicted person
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Summary - 1 year or a fine of statutory maximum or both
Indictment -5 years or a fine or both
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Summary - 1 year or a fine of the statutory maximum or both
Indictment - 5 years or a fine or both
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61(7) |
23 |
Possession of a firearm or ammunition in suspicious circumstance
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Summary - 2 years or fine of statutory maximum or both
Indictment - 10 years or fine or both
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Summary - 2 years or fine of statutory maximum or both
Indictment - 10 years or fine or both
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62 |
24 |
Possession of loaded firearm by person who is drunk
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Summary - 6 months or level 4 or both
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Summary - 6 months or level 3 or both
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63 |
25 |
Supplying firearm or ammunition to person who is drunk or of unsound mind
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Summary - 1 year or level 5 or both
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Summary - 1 year or level 5 or both
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64 |
26 |
Acquisition and possession of firearm by persons under 18
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Summary - 1 year or level 5 or both
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27(3) |
Making false statement to procure grant or renewal of firearms certificate
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Summary - 1 year or level 5 or both
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Summary - 1 year or level 5 or both
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4(8)
13(11) (in case of visitor's permit
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29(4)
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Making false statement to procure variation of firearms certificate
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Summary - 1 year or level 5 or both
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Summary - 1 year or level 5 or both
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9(7) |
31(3) |
Failure to surrender firearms certificate, firearms or ammunition when certificate is revoked or not renewed
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Summary - level 3
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Summary - level 3
Summary - level 3
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10(3)
12(2) |
33B
(2) |
Failure to surrender expired European firearms pass
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Summary - level 3
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Summary - level 3
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18(4) |
33C
(6) |
Failure to produce European firearms pass or article 7 authority for variation
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Summary - 3 months or level 5 or both
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Summary - 3 months or level 5 or both
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20(6) |
39(8) |
Failure of firearms dealer to surrender certificate of registration or register of transactions on removal from register
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Summary - level 3
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Summary - level 3
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26(5) |
40(5) |
Failure to comply with conditions of special permit
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Summary - 1 year or fine of statutory maximum or both
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Summary - 1 year or fine of statutory maximum
Indictment - 3 years or fine or both
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33(8) |
41(1) |
Making false statement to pursue registration as firearms dealer or entry of place of business in register
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Summary - 1 year or level 5 or both
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Summary - 1 year or level 5 or both
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30(1) |
41(2) |
Registered firearms dealer having unregistered place of business
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Summary - 1 year or level 5 or both
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Summary - 1 year or level 5 or both
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30(2) |
41(4) |
Failure of firearms dealer to comply with conditions of registration
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Summary - 1 year or level 5 or both
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Summary - 1 year or level 5 or both
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24(6) |
42(7) |
Failure to keep register of transactions ; failure to comply with
Art. 42
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Summary - 1 year or level 5 or both
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Summary - 1 year or level 5 or both
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39(7) |
43(3) |
Failure to comply with instructions of certificate in transactions or failure to notify the Chief Constable
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Summary - 1 year or fine of statutory maximum or both
Indictment - 5 years or a fine or both
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Compliance failure: Summary - 6 months or a fine of the statutory maximum or both
Indictment - 5 years or a fine or both
Notification failure:
Summary - 1 year or a fine of the statutory maximum or both
Indictment - 5 years or a fine or both
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40(3), 41(4) |
43(3) |
Failure to notify Chief Constable of loss, repair, etc. of firearm tested under 1981/article 47 (2002/article 52)
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Summary - 1 year or fine of statutory maximum or both
Indictment - 5 years or fine or both
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Summary - 6 months or a fine of statutory maximum or both
Indictment - 5 years or fine or both
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Failure to notify Chief Constable of sale, etc. of firearm outside Northern Ireland
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Summary - 6 months or a fine of the statutory maximum or both
Indictment - 5 years or a fine or both
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43(2) |
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Failure to notify Chief Constable of loss, etc. of firearm or ammunition outside Northern Ireland
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Summary - 6 months or a fine of the statutory maximum or both
Indictment - 5 years or a fine or both
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43(4) |
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Failure to notify Chief Constable of sale of firearm to non-resident for export
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Summary - 6 months or level 5 or both
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45(6) |
46(2) |
Failure to hand over firearm to constable for examination by him
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Summary - 1 year or level 5 or both
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Summary - 1 year or level 5 or both
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51(2) |
46(5)
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Failure to stop vehicle or refuse to permit its search
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Summary - 1 year or level 5 or both
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Summary - 1 year or level 5 or both
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51(5) |
47(2) |
Failure to produce firearm for ballistic etc. test
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Summary - 1 year or level 5 or both
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Summary - 1 year or level 5 or both
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52(2) |
48(3) |
Refusal to declare name and address or failure to give true name and address
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Summary - level 3
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Summary - level 3
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53(4) |
48(4) |
Failure to produce firearms pass issued in another member state
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Summary - level 3
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Summary - level 3
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53(5) |
49(3) |
Failure to give constable facilities for inspecting or failure to produce documents
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Summary - 1 year or, for each firearm or parcel of ammunition in respect of which offence committed, level 3 or both
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Summary - 1 year or, for each firearm or parcel of ammunition in respect of which offence committed, level 3, or both
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54(3) |
53(2) |
Failure to surrender certificate when cancelled by court
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Summary - level 3
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Summary - level 3
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67(2) |
53A
(6) |
Failure to notify chief constable of purchase or acquisition of firearm in another member state
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Summary - 3 months or level 5 or both
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Summary - 3 months or level 5 or both
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44(5) |
54(3)(a) |
Operating or participating in activities of unauthorised firearms club
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Summary - 1 year or fine of statutory maximum or both
Indictment - 3 years or fine or both
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Summary - 1 year or fine of statutory maximum or both
Indictment - 3 years or fine or both
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35(5)(a) |
54(3)(b) |
Contravention of conditions or limitations of authorisation
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Summary - 1 year or fine of statutory maximum or both
Indictment - 3 years or fine or both
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Summary - 1 year or fine of statutory maximum or both
Indictment - 3 years or fine or both
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35(5)(b) |
54(6) |
Obstruction of constable inspecting firearms club premises
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Summary - level 3
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Summary - 6 months or level 5 or both
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37(2) |
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Failure of firearm dealer to surrender certificate, records of transactions on expiry of certificate
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Summary - level 3 |
27(2) |
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Failure to surrender occasional permit
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Summary - level 3 |
34(3) |
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Obstruction of a constable or member of police support staff during exercise of search powers
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6 months or level 5 or both
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50(4) |
