Justice Act (Northern Ireland) 2016

Certificates granted in Great Britain

6.—(1) The following provisions of Article 17 (firearm certificate or shotgun certificate granted in Great Britain has effect in Northern Ireland if Chief Constable grants certificate of approval) are repealed—

(a) in paragraph (1), the words from “if” to the end;

(b) paragraphs (2) and (3);

(c) in paragraph (4)—

(i) in the definition of “applicable conditions” the words from “, subject” to the end;

(ii) the definitions of “certificate of approval” and “modifications”.

(2) In Article 18 (air guns held without a firearm certificate in Great Britain)—

(a) in paragraph (1)—

(i) after “an air gun” insert “to which paragraph (3) applies”;

(ii) in sub-paragraph (c) after “issued to him by the Chief Constable” add “on payment of the appropriate fee”;

(b) after paragraph (2) add—

“(3) This paragraph applies to an air gun which is capable of discharging a missile so that the missile has, on being discharged, a kinetic energy in excess of one joule.”.