SCHEDULES

SCHEDULE 1The Scheduled Offences

Part ISubstantive Offences

[S.I.1981/155 (N.I.2).] Firearms (Northern Ireland) Order 1981

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Offences under the following provisions of the Firearms (Northern Ireland) Order 1981—

a

Article 3(1) (possessing, purchasing or acquiring firearm or ammunition without certificate) subject to note 1 below;

b

Article 4(1), (2), (3) or (4) (manufacturing, dealing in, repairing, etc, firearm or ammunition without being registered) subject to note 1 below;

c

Article 5 (shortening barrel of shot gun or converting imitation firearm into firearm) subject to note 1 below;

d

Article 6(1) (manufacturing, dealing in or possessing machine gun, or weapon discharging, or ammunition containing, noxious substance) subject to note 1 below;

e

Article 17 (possessing firearm or ammunition with intent to endanger life or cause serious damage to property);

f

Article 18 (use or attempted use of firearm or imitation firearm to prevent arrest of self or another etc.);

g

Article 19 (carrying firearm or imitation firearm with intent to commit indictable offence or prevent arrest of self or another);

h

Article 20 (carrying firearm, etc., in public place) subject to notes 1 and 4 below;

i

Article 22 (possession of firearm or ammunition by person who has been sentenced to imprisonment, etc., and sale of firearm or ammunition to such a person) subject to note 1 below;

j

Article 23 (possessing firearm or ammunition in suspicious circumstances).