11E+WThe Firearms Act 1968 is amended as follows.
Commencement Information
I1Sch. 32 para. 11 partly in force; Sch. 32 para. 11 not in force at Royal Assent, see s. 336(3); Sch. 32 para. 11 in force for certain purposes at 26.1.2004 by S.I. 2003/3282, art. 2, Sch.
12(1)Section 21 (possession of firearms by persons previously convicted of crime) is amended as follows.E+W
F1(2). . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
F1(3). . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
(4)In subsection (3)(b), for “probation order” there is substituted “ community order ”.
(5)After subsection (3) there is inserted—
“((3ZA))In subsection (3)(b) above, “community order” means—
(a)a community order within the meaning of Part 12 of the Criminal Justice Act 2003 made in England and Wales, or
(b)a probation order made in Scotland.”
F2(6). . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
Textual Amendments
F1Sch. 32 para. 12(2) (3) omitted (3.12.2012) by virtue of Legal Aid, Sentencing and Punishment of Offenders Act 2012 (c. 10), s. 151(1), Sch. 10 para. 39; S.I. 2012/2906, art. 2(h)
F2Sch. 32 para. 12(6) omitted (3.12.2012) by virtue of Legal Aid, Sentencing and Punishment of Offenders Act 2012 (c. 10), s. 151(1), Sch. 10 para. 39; S.I. 2012/2906, art. 2(h)
Commencement Information
I2Sch. 32 para. 12 wholly in force at 4.4.2005; Sch. 32 para. 12 not in force at Royal Assent, see s. 336(3); Sch. 32 para. 12(1)-(3)(6) in force for certain purposes at 26.1.2004 by S.I. 2003/3282, art. 2, Sch.; Sch. 32 para. 12 in force in so far as not already in force at 4.4.2005 by S.I. 2005/950, art. 2(1), Sch. 1 para. 42(7) (subject to art. 2(2), Sch. 2)
13(1)Section 52 (forfeiture and disposal of firearms; cancellation of certificate by convicting court) is amended as follows.E+W
(2)In subsection (1)(c), for “probation order” there is substituted “ community order ”.
(3)After subsection (1) there is inserted —
“(1A)In subsection (1)(c) “community order” means—
(a)a community order within the meaning of Part 12 of the Criminal Justice Act 2003 made in England and Wales, or
(b)a probation order made in Scotland.”
Commencement Information
I3Sch. 32 para. 13 wholly in force at 4.4.2005, see s. 336(3) and S.I. 2005/950, art. 2(1), Sch. 1 para. 42(7) (subject to art. 2(2), Sch. 2)