# The Firearms (Northern Ireland) Order 2004, Article 64: Possession of firearm or ammunition in suspicious circumstances


(1) A person who has in his possession any firearm or ammunition in suspicious circumstances shall be guilty of an offence unless he shows that he had it in his possession for a lawful purpose.
(2) In paragraph (1) “suspicious circumstances” means circumstances such as to give rise to a reasonable suspicion that the person does not have the firearm or the ammunition in his possession for a lawful purpose.
(3) This Article is without prejudice to any other provision of this Order.

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Source: https://www.legislation.gov.uk/ukdsi/2004/0110491327/article/64 (the official version)
Page: https://openlegislation.uk/draft-firearms-northern-ireland-order-2004/article-64
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