{
  "url": "https://openlegislation.uk/criminal-justice-act-2003/section-288",
  "json_url": "https://openlegislation.uk/criminal-justice-act-2003/section-288.json",
  "legislation": "ukpga/2003/44",
  "legislation_title": "Criminal Justice Act 2003",
  "legislation_url": "https://openlegislation.uk/criminal-justice-act-2003",
  "path": "section/288",
  "kind": "section",
  "number": "288",
  "heading": "Certain firearms offences to be triable only on indictment",
  "text": "In Part 1 of Schedule 6 to the Firearms Act 1968 (c. 27) (prosecution and punishment of offences) for the entries relating to offences under section 5(1) (possessing or distributing prohibited weapons or ammunition) and section 5(1A) (possessing or distributing other prohibited weapons) there is substituted—\n“\nSection 5(1)(a), (ab), (aba), (ac), (ad), (ae), (af) or (c)\nPossessing or distributing prohibited weapons or ammunition.\nOn indictment\n10 years or a fine, or both.\nSection 5(1)(b)\nPossessing or distributing prohibited weapon designed for discharge of noxious liquid etc.\n(a) Summary\n(b) On indictment\n6 months or a fine of the statutory maximum, or both.\n10 years or a fine or both.\nSection 5(1A)(a)\nPossessing or distributing firearm disguised as other object.\nOn indictment\n10 years or a fine, or both.\nSection 5(1A)(b), (c), (d), (e), (f) or (g)\nPossessing or distributing other prohibited weapons.\n(a) Summary\n(b) On indictment\n6 months or a fine of the statutory maximum, or both.\n10 years or a fine, or both.\n”",
  "extent": null,
  "status": null,
  "version": "current",
  "annotations": [],
  "outstanding_effects": [],
  "provenance": {
    "source": "legislation.gov.uk",
    "source_url": "https://www.legislation.gov.uk/ukpga/2003/44/section/288",
    "retrieved_at": "2026-10-29T09:17:40.404644+00:00"
  },
  "licence": "Open Government Licence v3.0",
  "licence_url": "https://www.nationalarchives.gov.uk/doc/open-government-licence/version/3/",
  "attribution": "Contains public sector information licensed under the Open Government Licence v3.0. Source: legislation.gov.uk, The National Archives."
}