(1)Part 1 of Schedule 6 to the M1Firearms Act 1968 (prosecution and punishment of offences) shall be amended as follows.
(2)For the third and fourth columns of the entries relating to an offence under section 2(1) (possessing, etc. shotgun without shotgun certificate) there shall be substituted—
| “(a) Summary. | 6 months or the statutory maximum or both. |
| (b) On indictment. | 3 years or a fine; or both.” |
(3)“Life imprisonment” shall be substituted for “14 years" in the fourth column of the entries relating to offences under—
(a)section 17(2) (possessing firearm or imitation firearm at time of committing or being arrested for certain offences); and
(b)section 18(1) (carrying firearm or imitation firearm with criminal intent).
(4)Nothing in this section shall affect the punishment for an offence committed before this section comes into force.
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