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(1)If any person, at the time of his committing, or at the time of his apprehension for, any offence to which this section applies, has in his possession any firearm or imitation firearm, he shall, unless he shows that he had it in his possession for a lawful object, be guilty of an offence under this section, and on conviction thereof on indictment shall be liable to penal servitude for a term not exceeding seven years in addition to any penalty to which he may be sentenced for the first-mentioned offence.
(2)This section applies to the offences specified in the Schedule to this Act.
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