# The Air Weapons and Licensing (Scotland) Act 2015 (Consequential Provisions) Order 2017, Article 2: Offence of taking in pawn air weapons


(1) The Firearms Act 1968 is amended as follows.
(2) In section 3 (business and other transactions with firearms and ammunition), 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.
(8) Subsection (7) applies to Scotland only.”.
(3) In the table in Part 1 of Schedule 6 (prosecution and punishment of offences), 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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Source: https://www.legislation.gov.uk/ukdsi/2017/9780111153840/article/2 (the official version)
Page: https://openlegislation.uk/draft-air-weapons-and-licensing-scotland-act-2015-consequential-provisions-order-2017/article-2
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