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Paragraph 4 I1

(1)

An offence under any of the provisions of the Firearms Act 1968 listed in sub-paragraph (2)F1—

(a)

committed on or after 6 April 2007 in respect of a relevant firearm or relevant ammunition, or

(b)

committed on or after F26th April 2022 in respect of a firearm specified in section 5(1)(ag) or (ba) of the Firearms Act 1968.

(2)

Those provisions are—

  • section 16 (possession of firearm or ammunition with intent to injure);

  • section 16A (possession of firearm with intent to cause fear or violence);

  • section 17 (use of firearm to resist arrest);

  • section 18 (carrying firearm with criminal intent);

  • section 19 (carrying a firearm in a public place);

  • section 20(1) (trespassing in a building with firearm).

Annotations

Textual amendments

F1

Sch. 20 para. 4(1)(a)(b) substituted for words (6.4.2022) by Sentencing Act 2020 (c. 17), s. 417(1), Sch. 22 para. 81(4) (with Sch. 22 para. 81(6)(7), Sch. 27); S.I. 2022/415, reg. 2

F2

Words in Sch. 20 para. 4(1)(b) substituted (6.4.2022) by The Sentencing Act 2020 (Commencement No. 1) (England and Wales) Regulations 2022 (S.I. 2022/415), regs. 1(3), 3(1)(c)

Commencement

I1

Sch. 20 para. 4 in force at 1.12.2020 by S.I. 2020/1236, reg. 2