Offences Against the State (Amendment) Act, 1998
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Training persons in the making or use of firearms, etc. |
12.—(1) A person who instructs or trains another or receives instruction or training in the making or use of firearms or explosives shall be guilty of an offence. | |
(2) It shall be a defence for a person charged with an offence under this section to prove that the giving or receiving of such instruction or training was done with lawful authority or that he or she had reasonable excuse for giving or receiving such instruction or training. | ||
(3) A person guilty of an offence under this section shall be liable on conviction on indictment to a fine or imprisonment for a term not exceeding 10 years or both. | ||
(4) This section shall not apply to any assembly referred to in section 15 (4) of the Act of 1939. |