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The Firearms (Northern Ireland) Order 2004

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This is a draft item of legislation. This draft has since been made as a UK Statutory Instrument: The Firearms (Northern Ireland) Order 2004 No. 702

Air guns and ammunition

9.—(1) A person may, without holding a firearm certificate, have in his possession or purchase or acquire an air gun.

(2) Sub-paragraph (1) does not apply if the air gun is capable of discharging a missile so that the missile has, on being discharged, a kinetic energy in excess of one joule.

(3) A person who is under the age of 18 may not by virtue of sub-paragraph (1)—

(a)have an air gun in his possession without a firearm certificate unless he has attained the age of 14 or is under the supervision of a person who has attained the age of 21;

(b)purchase an air gun without a firearm certificate unless he has attained the age of 17.

(4) A person may, without holding a firearm certificate, have in his possession or purchase or acquire ammunition for an air gun.

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