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Paragraph 5 Arms traffickingI1

Northern Ireland

Changes not yet applied. Later legislation changes this provision in ways not yet written into the text below:

(1)

An offence under either of the following provisions of the Customs and Excise Management Act 1979 if it is committed in connection with a firearm or ammunition—

(a)

section 68(2) (exportation of prohibited goods);

(b)

section 170 (fraudulent evasion).

(2)

An offence under F1Article 24(1) of the Firearms (Northern Ireland) Order 2004 (S.I. 2004/ (N.I. )) (dealing in firearms or ammunition by way of trade or business).

(3)

In this paragraph “firearm” and “ammunition” have the same meanings as in Article 2(2) of that Order.

Annotations

Textual amendments

F1

Words in Sch. 5 para. 5(2) substituted (1.2.2005) by The Firearms (Northern Ireland) Order 2004 (S.I. 2004/702), art. 1(3), Sch. 7 para. 26 (with art. 81); S.R. 2005/4, art. 3 (with arts. 4-7)

Commencement

I1

Sch. 5 para. 5 in force at 24.3.2003 by S.I. 2003/333, art. 2, Sch.