Sch. 1 para. 7 in force at 6.4.2007 by S.I. 2007/858, art. 2(g)
Subsection (3) below also applies where— a person aged under 18 is convicted on indictment of an offence under the Firearms Act 1968 that is listed in section 51A(1A)(b), (e) or (f) of that Act and was committed in respect of a firearm or ammunition specified in section 5(1)(a), (ab), (aba), (ac), (ad), (ae), (af) or (c) or section 5(1A)(a) of that Act; the offence was committed after the commencement of section 30 of the Violent Crime Reduction Act 2006 and for the purposes of section 51A(3) of the Firearms Act 1968 at a time when he was aged 16 or over; and the court is of the opinion mentioned in section 51A(2) of the Firearms Act 1968. Subsection (3) below also applies where— a person aged under 18 is convicted of an offence under section 28 of the Violent Crime Reduction Act 2006 (using someone to mind a weapon); section 29(3) of that Act applies (minimum sentences in certain cases); and the court is of the opinion mentioned in section 29(6) of that Act (exceptional circumstances which justify not imposing the minimum sentence).
subsection (2) of section 51A of the Firearms Act 1968, or subsection (6) of section 29 of the Violent Crime Reduction Act 2006, requires the imposition of a sentence of detention under this section for a term of at least the term provided for in that section, the court shall sentence the offender to be detained for such period, of at least the term so provided for