Offence of taking in pawn air weapons2.
(1)
The Firearms Act 19682 is amended as follows.
(2)
In section 3 (business and other transactions with firearms and ammunition)3, after subsection (6) insert—
“(7)
It is an offence for a pawnbroker to take in pawn an air weapon within the meaning of section 1 of the Air Weapons and Licensing (Scotland) Act 20154.(8)
Subsection (7) applies to Scotland only.”.
(3)
In the table in Part 1 of Schedule 6 (prosecution and punishment of offences)5, after the entry for section 3(6) insert—
“Section 3(7)
Pawnbroker taking air weapon in pawn (Scotland only).
Summary
3 months or a fine of level 3 on the standard scale; or both. ”