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  "legislation": "ukpga/1968/27",
  "legislation_title": "Firearms Act 1968",
  "legislation_url": "https://openlegislation.uk/firearms-act-1968",
  "path": "schedule/6/paragraph/7",
  "kind": "paragraph",
  "number": "7",
  "heading": null,
  "text": "The court by which a person is convicted of an offence under section 21A,22(4), 23(1) 21A(1), 21A(1A), 22(3) . . . , 24(4) or 24ZA(1) of this Act may make such order as it thinks fit as to the forfeiture or disposal of the air weapon or ammunition in respect of which the offence was committed.",
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      "type": "F",
      "label": "F1",
      "text": "Words in Sch. 6 Pt. 2 para. 7 inserted (1.10.2007) by Violent Crime Reduction Act 2006 (c. 38), s. 34(6)(a), 66(2); S.I. 2007/2180, art. 3(d)"
    },
    {
      "type": "F",
      "label": "F2",
      "text": "Words in Sch. 6 para. 7 substituted (S.) (31.12.2016) by Air Weapons and Licensing (Scotland) Act 2015 (asp 10), s. 88(2), sch. 2 para. 1(10)(b)(i); S.S.I. 2016/130, art. 3(c)"
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      "type": "F",
      "label": "F3",
      "text": "Words in Sch. 6 Pt. 2 para. 7 substituted (20.1.2004) by Anti-social Behaviour Act 2003 (c. 38), ss.38(6)(a), 93; S.I. 2003/3300, art. 2(c)(ii)"
    },
    {
      "type": "F",
      "label": "F4",
      "text": "Words in Sch. 6 Pt. 2 para. 7 repealed (1.10.2007) by Violent Crime Reduction Act 2006 (c. 38), s. 65, 66(2), Sch. 5; S.I. 2007/2180, art. 4(f)(i)"
    },
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      "type": "F",
      "label": "F5",
      "text": "Words in Sch. 6 para. 7 substituted (10.2.2011) by Crime and Security Act 2010 (c. 17), ss. 46(5), 59(1); S.I. 2011/144, art. 2"
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