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  "url": "https://openlegislation.uk/draft-firearms-northern-ireland-order-2004/schedule-5",
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  "legislation": "ukdsi/2004/0110491327",
  "legislation_title": "The Firearms (Northern Ireland) Order 2004",
  "legislation_url": "https://openlegislation.uk/draft-firearms-northern-ireland-order-2004",
  "path": "schedule/5",
  "kind": "schedule",
  "number": "5",
  "heading": "TABLE OF PUNISHMENTS",
  "text": "(1)\n(2)\n(3)\n(4)\nProvision of this Order creating offence\nGeneral nature of offence\nMode of prosecution\nPunishment\nArticle 3(1)(a)\nPurchase, acquisition or possession of handgun without firearm certificate\nIndictment\n10 years or a fine or both\nArticle 3(1)(b)\nPurchase, acquisition or possession of firearm other than handgun without firearm certificate\n(a) Summary\n1 year or a fine of the statutory maximum or both\n(b) Indictment\nIf the offence is committed in an aggravated form within the meaning of Article 67(4), 7 years or a fine or both. In any other case, 5 years or a fine or both\nArticle 3(2)\nPurchase, acquisition or possession of ammunition without firearm certificate\n(a) Summary\n1 year or a fine of the statutory maximum or both\n(b) Indictment\n5 years or a fine or both\nArticle 6(6)\nFailure to comply with condition of firearm certificate\nSummary\n1 year or level 5 or both\nArticle 10(3)\nFailure to surrender firearm certificate, firearms or ammunition when certificate is revoked or to produce firearm certificate when partially revoked\nSummary\nLevel 3\nArticle 13(2)\nFailure to surrender expired firearm certificate or firearms or ammunition to which it related\nSummary\nLevel 3\nArticle 15(10)\nFailure to comply with condition of visitor’s firearm permit\nSummary\n1 year or level 5 or both\nArticle 16(2)\nFailure to surrender visitor’s firearm permit\nSummary\nLevel 3\nArticle 21(4)\nFailure to surrender expired European firearms pass\nSummary\nLevel 3\nArticle 23(6)\nFailure to produce European firearms pass or Article 7 authority, etc.\nSummary\n3 months or level 5 or both\nArticle 24(1)\nManufacturing, selling, repairing, etc. without firearms dealer’s certificate\n(a) Summary\n1 year or a fine of the statutory maximum or both\n(b) Indictment\n5 years or a fine or both\nArticle 27(6)\nFailure to comply with condition of firearms dealer’s certificate\nSummary\n1 year or level 5 or both\nArticle 30(1)\nFailure of firearms dealer to surrender certificate or record of transactions on expiration or revocation of certificate\nSummary\nLevel 3\nArticle 35(9)\nContravention of condition of occasional permit\nSummary\n1 year or level 5 or both\nArticle 36(3)\nFailure to surrender occasional permit\nSummary\nLevel 3\nArticle 37(1), (2)\nSale to any person, other than firearms dealer, who does not produce firearm certificate; repair for a person, other than not produce firearm certificate\n(a) Summary\n1 year or a fine of the statutory maximum or both\n(b) Indictment\n5 years or a fine or both\nArticle 37(4)\nProduction of firearm certificate which is false, or in which a false entry has been made or making false statement with a view to purchasing or acquiring firearm\n(a) Summary\n1 year or a fine of the statutory maximum or both\n(b) Indictment\n5 years or a fine or both\nArticle 37(5).\nPawnbroker taking firearm in pawn\nSummary\n3 months or level 3 or both\nArticle 38(7)\nFailure to keep records or to permit inspection; making false record\nSummary\n1 year or level 5 or both\nArticle 39(3)\nFailure to produce firearm certificate or comply with its instructions; transfer otherwise than in person\n(a) Summary\n6 months or a fine of the statutory maximum or both\n(b) Indictment\n5 years or a fine or both\nArticle 40(4)\nFailure to notify the Chief Constable of sale, etc. of firearm\n(a) Summary\n6 months or a fine of the statutory maximum or both\n(b) Indictment\n5 years or a fine or both\nArticle 41(5)\nFailure to notify Chief Constable of loss, repair, etc. of firearm tested under Article 54\n(a) Summary\n6 months or a fine of the statutory maximum or both\n(b) Indictment\n5 years or a fine or both\nArticle 42(2)\nFailure to notify Chief Constable of sale, etc. of firearm outside Northern Ireland\n(a) Summary\n6 months or a fine of the statutory maximum or both\n(b) Indictment\n5 years or a fine or both\nArticle 42(4)\nFailure to notify Chief Constable of loss, etc. of firearm or ammunition outside Northern Ireland\n(a) Summary\n6 months or a fine of the statutory maximum of both\n(b) Indictment\n5 years or a fine or both\nArticle 43(5)\nFailure to notify Chief Constable of purchase or acquisition of a firearm in another member State\nSummary\n3 months or level 5 or both\nArticle 44(6)\nFailure to notify Chief Constable of sale of firearm to non-resident for export\nSummary\n6 months or level 5 or both\nArticle 45 (1)(a), (b), (c), (d), (e) and (g)\nManufacture, dealing in or possession of prohibited weapons\nIndictment\n10 years or a fine or both\nArticle 45(1)(f)\nManufacture, dealing in or possession of prohibited weapon designed for discharge of noxious liquid etc.\n(a) Summary\n1 year or a fine of the statutory maximum or both\n(b) Indictment\n10 years or a fine or both\nArticle 45(2)(a)\nPossession of or dealing in firearm disguised as other object\nIndictment\n10 years or a fine or both\nArticle 45(2)(b), (c), (d), (e), (f) or (g)\nPossession of or dealing in other prohibited weapons\n(a) Summary\n6 months or a fine of the statutory maximum or both\n(b) Indictment\n10 years or a fine or both\nArticle 45(5)\nFailure to comply with conditions of authority relating to prohibited weapons\nSummary\n1 year or level 5 or both\nArticle 45(6)\nFailure to surrender authority relating to prohibited weapons\nSummary\nLevel 3\nArticle 48(4)\nContravention of an order prohibiting the removal of firearms or ammunition\nSummary\n1 year or, for each firearm or parcel of ammunition in respect of which the offence is committed, level 3, or both\nArticle 49(5)(a)\nOperating or participating in the activities of unauthorised firearms club\n(a) Summary\n1 year or a fine of the statutory maximum or both\n(b) Indictment\n3 years or a fine or both\nArticle 49(5)(b)\nContravention of conditions or limitations of an authorisation\n(a) Summary\n1 year or a fine of the statutory maximum or both\n(b) Indictment\n3 years or a fine or both\nArticle 51(2)\nObstructing person inspecting firearms club premises\nSummary\nLevel 3\nArticle 52(4)\nObstructing constable or member of police support staff in exercise of search powers\nSummary\n6 months or level 5 or both\nArticle 53(2)\nFailure to hand over firearm to constable for examination by him\nSummary\n1 year or level 5 or both\nArticle 53(5)\nFailure to stop vehicle when required to do so by constable or refusal to permit it to be searched\nSummary\n1 year or level 5 or both\nArticle 54(2)\nFailure to produce firearm for ballistic or other tests\nSummary\n1 year or level 5 or both\nArticle 55(4)\nRefusal to declare name and address or failure to give true name and address\nSummary\nLevel 3\nArticle 55(5)\nFailure to produce firearms pass issued in another member State\nSummary\nLevel 3\nArticle 56(3)\nFailure to give constable facilities for inspecting firearms or ammunition, or failure to produce documents\nSummary\n1 year, or for each firearm or parcel of ammunition in respect of which the offence is committed, level 3, or both\nArticle 58(1)\nPossession of firearm with intent to endanger life or cause serious damage to property\nIndictment\nLife imprisonment\nArticle 58(2)\nPossession of firearm with intent to cause fear of violence\nIndictment\n10 years or a fine or both\nArticle 59(1)\nUse or attempted use of firearm to resist arrest\nIndictment\nLife imprisonment\nArticle 59(2)\nPossession of firearm while committing offence specified in Schedule 4\nIndictment\nLife imprisonment\nArticle 60(1)\nCarrying firearm with criminal intent\nIndictment\nLife imprisonment\nArticle 61(1)\nCarrying firearm and ammunition in public place\n(a) Summary\n1 year or a fine of the statutory maximum (level 5 if the firearm is an air gun) or both\n(b) Indictment (but not if the firearm is an air gun)\n10 years or a fine or both\nArticle 61(2)\nDischarge of firearm in public place\nSummary\n1 year or level 4 or both\nArticle 62(1)\nTrespassing with firearm in any building\n(a) Summary\n1 year or a fine of the statutory maximum (level 5 in the case of an imitation firearm) or both\n(b) Indictment (but not in the case of an imitation firearm)\n10 years or a fine or both\nArticle 62(2)\nTrespassing with a firearm on land\nSummary\n1 year or level 5 or both\nArticle 63(6)\nPossession of firearm or ammunition by convicted person\n(a) Summary\n1 year or a fine of the statutory maximum or both\n(b) Indictment\n5 years or a fine or both\nArticle 63(8)\nSale of firearm to convicted person; repair of firearm for convicted person\n(a) Summary\n1 year or a fine of the statutory maximum or both\n(b) Indictment\n5 years or a fine or both\nArticle 64\nPossession of firearm or ammunition in suspicious circumstances\n(a) Summary\n2 years or a fine of the statutory maximum or both\n(b) Indictment\n10 years or a fine or both\nArticle 65\nPossession of loaded firearm while drunk or under the influence of drugs\nSummary\n6 months or level 3 or both\nArticle 66\nSupplying firearm or ammunition to person who is drunk, etc. or suffering from mental disorder\nSummary\n1 year or level 5 or both\nArticle 67(1), (3)\nShortening the barrel of a shotgun or converting imitation firearm into firearm\n(a) Summary\n1 year or a fine of the statutory maximum or both\n(b) Indictment\n7 years or a fine or both\nArticle 72(2)\nFailure to surrender firearm certificate when cancelled by court\nSummary\nLevel 3\nArticle 73(1)\nMaking false statement to procure grant or variation of certificate\nSummary\n1 year or level 5 or both\nSchedule 1 paragraph 2(2)\nFailure of auctioneer, carrier or warehouseman to take reasonable precautions for safe custody of firearm or ammunition or failure to report loss or theft\nSummary\n6 months or level 5 or both\nSchedule 2 paragraph 5(1)\nFailure to comply with condition in museum firearms licence\nSummary\n6 months or level 5 or both\nSchedule 2 paragraph 5(2)\nFailure to surrender museum firearms licence\nSummary\nLevel 3",
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