SCHEDULE 2COMMUNITY PAYBACK ORDERS: CONSEQUENTIAL MODIFICATIONS

PART 2OTHER ENACTMENTS

The Firearms Act 1968 (c.27)

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1

The Firearms Act 1968 is amended as follows.

2

In section 21(3ZA) (possession of firearms by persons previously convicted of crime), for paragraph (b) substitute—

b

a community payback order under section 227A of the Criminal Procedure (Scotland) Act 1995 (c.46).

3

In section 52(1A) (forfeiture and disposal of firearms: cancellation of certificate by convicting court), for paragraph (b) substitute—

b

a community payback order under section 227A of the Criminal Procedure (Scotland) Act 1995 (c.46).