# The Firearms (Amendment) (Northern Ireland) Order 2005, Note: Explanatory note


(This note is not part of the Order)
This Order amends the Firearms (Northern Ireland) Order 2004 (NI 3). Article 3 provides that air guns which use a self-contained gas cartridge system are prohibited. Article 4 amends the power to add to the list of prohibited weapons. Article 5 provides that carrying air guns or imitation firearms in a public place is an offence and adds it to the list of offences for which there is a power of summary arrest.

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Source: https://www.legislation.gov.uk/ukdsi/2005/0110491009/note (the official version)
Page: https://openlegislation.uk/draft-firearms-amendment-northern-ireland-order-2005/note
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