Paragraph 4 I1
An offence under any of the provisions of the Firearms Act 1968 listed in sub-paragraph (2)F1—
committed on or after 6 April 2007 in respect of a relevant firearm or relevant ammunition, or
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.
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