# Criminal Justice Act 2003, Paragraph 3

Extent: N.I.

In Article 3(1) (requirement of firearm certificate) for sub-paragraph (a) there is substituted—
“(aa) has in his possession, or purchases or acquires, a handgun without holding a firearm certificate in force at the time, or otherwise than as authorised by such a certificate;
(ab) has in his possession, or purchases or acquires, any firearm, other than a handgun, without holding a firearm certificate in force at the time, or otherwise than as authorised by such a certificate; or”.

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Source: https://www.legislation.gov.uk/ukpga/2003/44/schedule/29/paragraph/3 (the official version)
Page: https://openlegislation.uk/criminal-justice-act-2003/schedule-29/paragraph-3
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