Article 66A Supplying imitation firearms to minorsF1
(1)
It is an offence for a person under the age of 18 to purchase an imitation firearm.
(2)
It is an offence to sell an imitation firearm to a person under the age of 18.
(3)
In proceedings for an offence under paragraph (2) it is a defence to show that the person charged with the offence—
(a)
believed the other person to be aged 18 or over; and
(b)
had reasonable ground for that belief.
Annotations
Textual amendments
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Art. 66A inserted (1.10.2007) by Violent Crime Reduction Act 2006 (c. 38), ss. 51, 66(2), Sch. 2 para. 8(1); S.I. 2007/2180, art. 4(d)(i)