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Explanatory note

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(This note is not part of the Order)

This Order is made only for purposes corresponding to those of section 44(3) and (4) of the Criminal Justice Act 1988.

It increases the maximum punishment which may be imposed on a person convicted of an offence under Article 18(2) or 19 of the Firearms (Northern Ireland) Order 1981 (possession of firearm or imitation firearm at time of committing or being arrested for certain offences; carrying firearm or imitation firearm with criminal intent) from fourteen years' imprisonment to life imprisonment.