Part 2Weapons etc.
Air weapons
I133Age limits for purchase etc. of air weapons
1
The 1968 Act is amended as follows.
2
For section 22(1) (acquisition and possession of firearms by minors) substitute—
1
It is an offence—
a
for a person under the age of eighteen to purchase or hire an air weapon or ammunition for an air weapon;
b
for a person under the age of seventeen to purchase or hire a firearm or ammunition of any other description.
3
In subsection (4) of that section, for “seventeen”
substitute “
eighteen
”
.
4
For section 24(1) (supplying firearms to minors) substitute—
1
It is an offence—
a
to sell or let on hire an air weapon or ammunition for an air weapon to a person under the age of eighteen;
b
to sell or let on hire a firearm or ammunition of any other description to a person under the age of seventeen.
5
In subsection (4) of that section in paragraphs (a) and (b), for “seventeen”
substitute “
eighteen
”
.
6
In the table in Part 1 of Schedule 6 (punishment)—
a
in the entry for section 22(1), in the second column, at the end insert “
or person under 18 acquiring air weapon
”
;
b
in the entry for section 22(4), in the second column, for “17”
substitute “
18
”
;
c
in the entry for section 24(1), in the second column, at the end insert “
or an air weapon to a person under 18
”
;
d
in the entry for section 24(4), in the second column, for “17”
substitute “
18
”
.