Article 3 Life imprisonment for certain firearms offences

(1)

In column 4 of Schedule 2 to the Firearms (Northern Ireland) Order 1981^f1 (maximum punishment for offences), in the entries relating to—

(a)

Article 18(2) (possession of firearm or imitation firearm while committing offence specified in Schedule 1), and

(b)

Article 19(1) (carrying firearm or imitation firearm with criminal intent),

for “14 years” there shall be substituted “Life imprisonment”.

(2)

Nothing in paragraph (1) shall affect the punishment for an offence committed before the commencement of this Order.

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