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(1)It is an offence for a person under the age of eighteen to purchase an imitation firearm.
(2)It is an offence to sell an imitation firearm to a person under the age of eighteen.
(3)In proceedings for an offence under subsection (2) it is a defence to show that the person charged with the offence—
(a)believed the other person to be aged eighteen or over; and
(b)had reasonable ground for that belief.
(4)For the purposes of this section a person shall be taken to have shown the matters specified in subsection (3) if—
(a)sufficient evidence of those matters is adduced to raise an issue with respect to them; and
(b)the contrary is not proved beyond a reasonable doubt.]
Textual Amendments
F1S. 24A inserted (1.10.2007) by Violent Crime Reduction Act 2006 (c. 38), ss. 40(1), 66(2); S.I. 2007/2180, art. 3(i)
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