SCHEDULES

SCHEDULE 25Amendments to the Armed Forces Act 2006

PART 5Amendments to Chapter 6 of Part 8: sentences for certain offences

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1

Section 227 (firearms offences) is amended as follows.

2

In subsection (1)—

a

after paragraph (a) (but before the “and”) insert—

aa

the corresponding offence under the law of England and Wales is an offence listed in any of paragraphs 1 to 4 of Schedule 20 to the Sentencing Code;

b

in paragraph (b), for “the corresponding offence under the law of England and Wales, section 51A of the Firearms Act 1968 (c.27)” substitute “ that corresponding offence, section 311 of the Sentencing Code ”.

3

In subsection (2), for “section 51A(2) of that Act” substitute “ section 311(2) of the Sentencing Code ”.

4

In subsection (3)—

a

for “section 51A(4)(a)(ii) of that Act (interpretation of section 51A(2))” substitute “ section 311(3)(a) of that Code ”;

b

for “section 91 of the Sentencing Act” substitute “ section 250 of that Code ”.