SCHEDULES
SCHEDULE 11Amendments relating to firearms
Firearms (Northern Ireland) Order 2004
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1
Amend Article 48 (prohibition of movement of firearms and ammunition) as follows.
2
In paragraphs (1) and (2) for “Secretary of State” substitute “appropriate authority”.
3
After paragraph (4) insert—
5
In this Article “the appropriate authority” means—
a
in relation to prohibited weapons and prohibited ammunition, the Secretary of State;
b
in relation to any other firearms or ammunition, the Department of Justice.