SCHEDULES
SCHEDULE 11Amendments relating to firearms
Violent Crime Reduction Act 2006
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1
Amend paragraph 4 (manufacture, import and sale of realistic imitation firearms) as follows.
2
After sub-paragraph (2) insert—
2A
The Department of Justice may by regulations—
a
provide for exceptions and exemptions from the offence under sub-paragraph (1)(a), (b) or (c); and
b
provide for it to be a defence in proceedings for such an offence to show the matters specified or described in the regulations.
3
In sub-paragraph (3) for “(1)” substitute “(1)(d)”.
4
In sub-paragraph (4)—
a
for “(3)” substitute “(2A) or (3)”; and
b
in paragraph (c) after “as” insert “the Department of Justice or (as the case may be)”.
5
After sub-paragraph (4) insert—
4A
The power of the Department of Justice to make regulations under sub-paragraph (2A) shall be exercisable by statutory rule for the purposes of the Statutory Rules (Northern Ireland) Order 1979252.
4B
That power includes power—
a
to make different provision for different cases;
b
to make provision subject to such exemptions and exceptions as the Department of Justice thinks fit; and
c
to make such incidental, supplemental, consequential and transitional provision as the Department of Justice thinks fit.
4C
Regulations under sub-paragraph (2A) shall be subject to negative resolution (within the meaning of section 41(6) of the Interpretation Act (Northern Ireland) 1954253).