Courts, Civil Law, Criminal Law and Superannuation (Miscellaneous Provisions) Act 2024
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PART 9 Amendment of Firearms and Offensive Weapons Act 1990 | ||
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Amendment of Firearms and Offensive Weapons Act 1990 | ||
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24. The Firearms and Offensive Weapons Act 1990 is amended— | ||
(a) in section 9(7)— | ||
(i) in paragraph (b), by the deletion of “or (5)”, and | ||
(ii) by the insertion of the following paragraph after paragraph (b): | ||
“(c) A person guilty of an offence under subsection (5) shall be liable— | ||
(i) on summary conviction, to a fine not exceeding €5,000 or to imprisonment for a term not exceeding twelve months or to both, or | ||
(ii) on conviction on indictment, to a fine or to imprisonment for a term not exceeding seven years or to both.”, | ||
(b) in section 10(3)(b), by the substitution of “seven years” for “five years”, | ||
(c) in section 11(b), by the substitution of “seven years” for “five years”, and | ||
(d) in section 12(3)(b), by the substitution of “10 years” for “7 years”. |