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Paragraph 56 FirearmsF1

An offence under any of the following provisions of the Firearms Act 1968—

(a)

section 1 (requirement of firearms certificate);

(b)

section 2 (requirement of certificate for possession of shot guns);

(c)

section 3 (business and other transactions with firearms and ammunition firearms);

(d)

section 22 (acquisition and possession of firearms by minors); F2...

(e)

section 23 (exceptions from section 22(4)).

(F3f)

section 28A(7) (certificates: supplementary);

(g)

section 29 (variation of firearm certificates);

(h)

section 30D(3) (revocation of certificates: supplementary);

(i)

section 39 (offences in connection with registration);

(j)

section 40 (compulsory register of transactions in firearms).

Annotations

Textual amendments

F1

Schs. 8A, 8B inserted (S.) (8.2.2016) by The Police Act 1997 and the Protection of Vulnerable Groups (Scotland) Act 2007 Remedial (No. 2) Order 2015 (S.S.I. 2015/423), arts. 1(2), 3(8) (with arts. 5-10, 12)

F2

Word in Sch. 8B para. 56(d) repealed (19.12.2022) by The Police Act 1997 (Offences in Schedules 8A and 8B) Amendment (Scotland) Regulations 2022 (S.S.I. 2022/379), regs. 1, 3(20)(a)

F3

Sch. 8B paras. 56(f)-(j) inserted (19.12.2022) by The Police Act 1997 (Offences in Schedules 8A and 8B) Amendment (Scotland) Regulations 2022 (S.S.I. 2022/379), regs. 1, 3(20)(b)