Textual Amendments
F1Schs. 8A, 8B inserted (S.) (8.2.2016) by The Police Act 1997 and the Protection of Vulnerable Groups (Scotland) Act 2007 Remedial (No. 2) Order 2015 (S.S.I. 2015/423), arts. 1(2), 3(8) (with arts. 5-10, 12)
56.An offence under any of the following provisions of the Firearms Act 1968—
(a)section 1 (requirement of firearms certificate);
(b)section 2 (requirement of certificate for possession of shot guns);
(c)section 3 (business and other transactions with firearms and ammunition firearms);
(d)section 22 (acquisition and possession of firearms by minors); F2...
(e)section 23 (exceptions from section 22(4)).
[F3(f)section 28A(7) (certificates: supplementary);
(g)section 29 (variation of firearm certificates);
(h)section 30D(3) (revocation of certificates: supplementary);
(i)section 39 (offences in connection with registration);
(j)section 40 (compulsory register of transactions in firearms).]]
Textual Amendments
F2Word in Sch. 8B para. 56(d) repealed (19.12.2022) by The Police Act 1997 (Offences in Schedules 8A and 8B) Amendment (Scotland) Regulations 2022 (S.S.I. 2022/379), regs. 1, 3(20)(a)