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Violent Crime Reduction Act 2006 in Northern Ireland

2006 c. 38 · Enacted 8 November 2006 · Extends to United Kingdom

Not fully up to date. 2 changes made by later legislation have not yet been written into this text, which is revised to 14 July 2021.

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Sch. 2 para. 2(4)excludedMental Capacity Act (Northern Ireland) 2016 s. 170(1)s. 170(2)(b)
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An Act to make provision for reducing and dealing with the abuse of alcohol; to make provision about real and imitation firearms, about ammunition and about knives and other weapons; to amend the Football Spectators Act 1989 and the Football (Disorder) Act 2000; to amend the Sexual Offences Act 2003 and section 8 of the Crime and Disorder Act 1998; to amend section 23 of the Children and Young Persons Act 1969; to amend the Mobile Telephones (Re-programming) Act 2002; and for connected purposes.

[8th November 2006]

Be it enacted by the Queen's most Excellent Majesty, by and with the advice and consent of the Lords Spiritual and Temporal, and Commons, in this present Parliament assembled, and by the authority of the same, as follows:—

Contents

  1. Introductory
  2. 1Drinking banning orders Repealed
  3. 2Duration of drinking banning orders Repealed
  4. Orders made on application
  5. 3Orders on an application to magistrates' court Repealed
  6. 5Variation or discharge of orders under s. 3 or 4 Repealed
  7. Orders made on conviction
  8. 6Orders on conviction in criminal proceedings Repealed
  9. 7Supplementary provision about orders on conviction Repealed
  10. Supplemental provisions about drinking banning orders
  11. 9Interim orders Repealed
  12. 10Appeals Repealed
  13. 11Breach of drinking banning orders Repealed
  14. 12Approved courses Repealed
  15. 13Certificates of completion of approved courses Repealed
  16. 14Interpretation of Chapter 1 Repealed
  17. 15Power to impose charges on licence holders etc. in zones Repealed
  18. 16Designation of alcohol disorder zones Repealed
  19. 17Procedure for designation of zones Repealed
  20. 20Supplemental provisions for Chapter 2 Repealed
  21. Chapter 3: Other provisions
  22. Licence reviews
  23. 21Power of police to require review of premises licence
  24. 22Provisions supplemental to s. 21
  25. Persistently selling alcohol to children
  26. 23Offence of persistently selling alcohol to children
  27. Door supervision at licensed premises
  28. 25Mandatory premises licence condition: door supervision
  29. Alcohol related disorder in public places
  30. Part 2: Weapons etc.
  31. 28Using someone to mind a weapon
  32. 30Minimum sentences for certain firearms offences
  33. 31Prohibition on sale or transfer of air weapons except by registered dealers
  34. 33Age limits for purchase etc. of air weapons
  35. 34Firing an air weapon beyond premises
  36. 35Restriction on sale and purchase of primers
  37. 36Manufacture, import and sale of realistic imitation firearms
  38. 37Specific defences applying to the offence under s. 36
  39. 38Meaning of “realistic imitation firearm”
  40. 39Specification for imitation firearms
  41. 40Supplying imitation firearms to minors
  42. 41Increase of maximum sentence for possessing an imitation firearm
  43. 42Increase of maximum sentences for offences of having knives etc.
  44. 43Sale etc. of knives and other weapons
  45. 44Sale etc. of crossbows
  46. 45Power of members of staff to search school pupils for weapons
  47. 46Power to search further education students for weapons
  48. 48Amendment of police power to search schools etc. for weapons
  49. Supplemental
  50. 49Consequential amendments relating to minimum sentences
  51. 51Corresponding provision for Northern Ireland
  52. Part 3: Miscellaneous
  53. 52Football-related disorder
  54. 53Sale and disposal of tickets by unauthorised persons
  55. Sexual offences
  56. 54Forfeiture and detention of vehicles etc.
  57. 55Continuity of sexual offences law
  58. 56Cross-border provisions relating to sexual offences
  59. 57Amendment of s. 82 of the Sexual Offences Act 2003
  60. 58Power of entry and search of relevant offender's home address
  61. Other
  62. 59Limitation period for anti-social behaviour orders
  63. 62Offering or agreeing to re-programme a mobile telephone
  64. Part 4: General
  65. 64Expenses
  66. 65Repeals
  67. 66Short title, commencement and extent
  68. Schedule 1: Consequential amendments relating to minimum sentences
  69. Magistrates' Courts Act 1980 (c. 43)
  70. 1Paragraph 1
  71. Mental Health Act 1983 (c. 20)
  72. 2Paragraph 2
  73. Criminal Justice Act 1988 (c. 33)
  74. 3Paragraph 3
  75. Criminal Procedure (Scotland) Act 1995 (c. 46)
  76. 4Paragraph 4
  77. Crime and Disorder Act 1998 (c. 37)
  78. 5Paragraph 5
  79. Powers of Criminal Courts (Sentencing) Act 2000 (c. 6)
  80. 6Paragraph 6
  81. 7Paragraph 7 Repealed
  82. 8Paragraph 8
  83. Criminal Justice Act 2003 (c. 44)
  84. 9Paragraph 9
  85. Schedule 2: Weapons etc.: corresponding provisions for Northern Ireland
  86. Using someone to mind a weapon
  87. 1Paragraph 1
  88. Penalties etc. for offence under paragraph 1
  89. 2Paragraph 2
  90. Minimum sentence for certain firearms offences
  91. 3Paragraph 3
  92. Manufacture, import and sale of realistic imitation firearms
  93. 4Paragraph 4
  94. 5Paragraph 5
  95. 6Paragraph 6
  96. Specification for imitation firearms
  97. 7Paragraph 7
  98. Supplying imitation firearms to minors
  99. 8Paragraph 8
  100. Increase of maximum sentence for possessing an imitation firearm
  101. 9Paragraph 9
  102. Sale etc. of knives and other weapons
  103. 10Paragraph 10
  104. 11Paragraph 11
  105. Sale etc. of crossbows
  106. 12Paragraph 12
  107. Amendment of police power to search schools etc. for weapons
  108. 13Paragraph 13
  109. Supplemental
  110. 14Paragraph 14
  111. Part 1: Football banning orders
  112. Introductory
  113. 1Paragraph 1
  114. Banning orders: bail conditions
  115. 2Paragraph 2
  116. Appeals against decisions not to make banning orders
  117. 3Paragraph 3
  118. Applications for banning orders under section 14B
  119. 4Paragraph 4
  120. Notification obligations under banning orders
  121. 5Paragraph 5
  122. Duration of banning orders
  123. 6Paragraph 6
  124. Notices during control periods
  125. 7Paragraph 7
  126. Deemed receipt of notices and other documents
  127. 8Paragraph 8
  128. New relevant offence
  129. 9Paragraph 9
  130. Part 2: Consequential Amendments
  131. Meaning of “spectator” in Part 1
  132. 10Paragraph 10
  133. General provisions relating to licences to admit spectators
  134. 11Paragraph 11
  135. Declarations of relevance
  136. 12Paragraph 12
  137. Periods relevant to football matches
  138. 13Paragraph 13
  139. Amendments of other enactments
  140. 14Paragraph 14
  141. 15Paragraph 15
  142. Schedule 4: Forfeiture and detention of vehicles etc.
  143. 1Paragraph 1
  144. 2Paragraph 2
  145. 3Paragraph 3
  146. Schedule 5Repeals