# Northern Ireland Arms Decommissioning Act 1997, Paragraph 8

Extent: E+W+S+N.I.

An offence under any of the following provisions of the Firearms (Northern Ireland) Order 1981or a corresponding provision of the Firearms (Northern Ireland) Order 2004:
(a) article 3(1) (possession, &c. of firearm or ammunition not authorised by firearm certificate);
(b) article 4(1) and (2) (transactions with firearms and ammunition);
(c) article 6(1), (1A) and (4) (prohibited firearms and ammunition);
(d) article 7 (movement of firearms and ammunition);
(e) article 18(2), in so far as it concerns possession of firearms or imitation firearms at the time of being arrested;
(f) article 20(1) (carrying firearms in a public place);
(g) article 21 (trespassing with firearms);
(h) article 22(5) and (7) (possession of firearms by person previously convicted of crime, &c.);
(i) article 23 (possession of firearms and ammunition in suspicious circumstances);
(j) article 26 (acquisition and possession of firearms and ammunition by persons under 18);
(k) article 43 (failure to comply with requirements relating to transactions in firearms, &c.).

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Source: https://www.legislation.gov.uk/ukpga/1997/7/schedule/n1/paragraph/8 (the official version)
Page: https://openlegislation.uk/northern-ireland-arms-decommissioning-act-1997/schedule-n1/paragraph-8
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