Article 2 Offence of taking in pawn air weapons

(1)

The Firearms Act 1968^f1 is amended as follows.

(2)

In section 3 (business and other transactions with firearms and ammunition)^f2, after subsection (6) insert—

“(7)
It is an offence for a pawnbroker to take in pawn an air weapon within the meaning of section 1 of the Air Weapons and Licensing (Scotland) Act 2015^f3.

(8)
Subsection (7) applies to Scotland only.”.

(3)

In the table in Part 1 of Schedule 6 (prosecution and punishment of offences)^f4, after the entry for section 3(6) insert—

“

Section 3(7) Pawnbroker taking air weapon in pawn (Scotland only). Summary 3 months or a fine of level 3 on the standard scale; or both.

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Annotations

Footnotes

f1: 1968 c.27.
f2: There are amendments to section 3 which are not relevant to this Order.
f3: 2015 asp 10.
f4: There are amendments to the table in Part 1 of Schedule 6 which are not relevant to this Order.