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2.—(1) The Firearms Act 1968(1) is amended as follows.
(2) In section 3 (business and other transactions with firearms and ammunition)(2), 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 2015(3).
(8) Subsection (7) applies to Scotland only.”.
(3) In the table in Part 1 of Schedule 6 (prosecution and punishment of offences)(4), 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. ” |
There are amendments to section 3 which are not relevant to this Order.
There are amendments to the table in Part 1 of Schedule 6 which are not relevant to this Order.
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