SCHEDULES
SCHEDULE 1Serious offences
Part 1Serious offences in England and Wales
F1Firearms offences
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1
An offence under any of the following provisions of the Firearms Act 1968—
a
section 1(1) (possession etc of firearms or ammunition without certificate);
b
section 2(1) (possession etc of shot gun without certificate);
c
section 3(1) (dealing etc in firearms or ammunition by way of trade or business without being registered);
d
section 5(1), (1A) or (2A) (possession, manufacture etc of prohibited weapons).
2
An offence under either of the following provisions of the Customs and Excise Management Act 1979 if it is committed in connection with a firearm or ammunition—
a
section 68(2) (exportation of prohibited or restricted goods);
b
section 170 (fraudulent evasion of duty etc ).
3
In sub-paragraph (2) “ firearm ” and “ ammunition ” have the same meanings as in section 57 of the Firearms Act 1968.
Sch. 1 para. 3 and cross-heading substituted (3.5.2015) by Serious Crime Act 2015 (c. 9), ss. 47(3), 88(1); S.I. 2015/820, reg. 2(f)