# The Firearms (Northern Ireland) Order 1981 (Amendment) Regulations 1992, Regulation 8: Offences


In the Table in Schedule 2 to the 1981 Order (punishment for offences)—
(a) after the entry relating to Article 6(1) there shall be inserted the following entry—
“
Article 6(1A)
Possession of or dealing in other prohibited weapons
(a) Summary
3 months or a fine of the statutory maximum or both.
(b) Indictment
2 years or a fine or both
”;
(b) after the entry relating to Article 31(3) there shall be inserted the following entries—
“
Article 33B(2)
Failure to surrender expired European firearms pass
Summary
A fine of level 3 on the standard scale
Article 33C(6)
Failure to produce European firearms pass or Article 7 authority for variation or cancellation etc.; failure to notify loss or theft of firearms identified in pass or to produce pass for endorsement
Summary
3 months or a fine of level 5 on the standard scale or both
”;
(c) after the entry relating to Article 48(3) there shall be inserted the following entry—
“
Article 48(4)
Failure to produce firearms pass issued in another member State
Summary
A fine of level 3 on the standard scale
”;
(d) after the entry relating to Article 53(2) there shall be inserted the following entry—
“
Article 53A(6)
Failure to notify Chief Constable of purchase or acquisition of a firearm in another member State
Summary
3 months or a fine of level 5 on the standard scale or both
”.

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Source: https://www.legislation.gov.uk/uksi/1992/3267/regulation/8 (the official version)
Page: https://openlegislation.uk/firearms-northern-ireland-order-1981-amendment-regulations-1992/regulation-8
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