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Police Law - Ninth Edition

Chapter 24 - Firearms

Chapter 24 - Firearms

Delete 'arrestable' in the final paragraph under this heading.

Shotguns p 699

Delete final paragraph 'An offence contrary to FiA 1968, s 2 is an arrestable offence.'

Transfer of firearms etc between authorised persons p 702

Delete final sentence 'An offence under the Firearms (Amendment) Act 1997, s 32 or s 33 is an arrestable offence.'

De-activation, destruction or loss of firearms or shotguns p 702

Delete "arrestable' in final sentence.

Having a firearm in a public place p 711

Delete 'arrestable' in first line under this heading.

General p 712

Delete the first sentence - ' Except for the offence contrary to FiA 1968, s 20(2) (trespassing on land with a firearm or imitation firearm), all the above offences mentioned in this part are arrestable offences.'

Delete the second sentence. The list of serious arrestable offences was repealed by SOCPA 2005. The provisions relating to serious arrestable offences now apply to all indictable offences. Offences under the FiA 1968, ss 16, 17 and 18 are all indictable.