SCHEDULES

SCHEDULE 20Detention under section 250 and minimum sentences: firearms offences

PART 1Offences

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1

An offence under any of the provisions of the Firearms Act 1968 listed in sub-paragraph (2) committed on or after 6 April 2007 in respect of a relevant firearm or relevant ammunition.

2

Those provisions are—

  • section 16 (possession of firearm or ammunition with intent to injure);

  • section 16A (possession of firearm with intent to cause fear or violence);

  • section 17 (use of firearm to resist arrest);

  • section 18 (carrying firearm with criminal intent);

  • section 19 (carrying a firearm in a public place);

  • section 20(1) (trespassing in a building with firearm).