{
  "url": "https://openlegislation.uk/theft-act-northern-ireland-1969/section-10",
  "json_url": "https://openlegislation.uk/theft-act-northern-ireland-1969/section-10.json",
  "legislation": "apni/1969/16",
  "legislation_title": "Theft Act (Northern Ireland) 1969",
  "legislation_url": "https://openlegislation.uk/theft-act-northern-ireland-1969",
  "path": "section/10",
  "kind": "section",
  "number": "10",
  "heading": "Aggravated burglary.",
  "text": "(1) A person is guilty of aggravated burglary if he commits any burglary and at the time has with him any firearm or imitation firearm, any weapon of offence or any explosive; and, for this purpose—\n(a) “firearm” includes an airgun or air pistol, and “imitation firearm” means anything which has the appearance of being a firearm, whether capable of being discharged or not;\n(b) “weapon of offence” means any article made or adapted for use for causing injury to or incapacitating a person, or intended by the person having it with him for such use; and\n(c) “explosive” means any article manufactured for the purpose of producing a practical effect by explosion, or intended by the person having it with him for that purpose.\n(2) A person guilty of aggravated burglary shall, on conviction on indictment, be liable to imprisonment for life.",
  "extent": null,
  "status": null,
  "version": "current",
  "annotations": [],
  "outstanding_effects": [],
  "provenance": {
    "source": "legislation.gov.uk",
    "source_url": "https://www.legislation.gov.uk/apni/1969/16/section/10",
    "retrieved_at": "2026-10-29T21:29:53.637417+00:00"
  },
  "licence": "Open Government Licence v3.0",
  "licence_url": "https://www.nationalarchives.gov.uk/doc/open-government-licence/version/3/",
  "attribution": "Contains public sector information licensed under the Open Government Licence v3.0. Source: legislation.gov.uk, The National Archives."
}