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Firearms (Amendment) Act 1997

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13In Part I of Schedule 6 (prosecution and punishment of offences) to the 1968 Act, for the entry relating to section 1(2) (non-compliance with condition of firearm certificate) there shall be substituted the following entry—

Section 1(2).Non-compliance with condition of firearm certificate.(a) Summary
(i)

where the offence is committed in an aggravated form within the meaning of section 12 of the Firearms (Amendment) Act 1997, 6 months or a fine of the statutory maximum; or both.

(ii)

in any other case, 6 months or a fine of level 5 on the standard scale; or both.

(b) On indictmentwhere the offence is committed in an aggravated form within the meaning of section 12 of the Firearms (Amendment) Act 1997, 7 years or a fine; or both.

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