24A(1)
It is an offence for a person under the age of eighteen to purchase an imitation firearm.
24A(2)
It is an offence to sell an imitation firearm to a person under the age of eighteen.
24A(3)
In proceedings for an offence under subsection (2) it is a defence to show that the person charged with the offence—
(a) believed the other person to be aged eighteen or over; and
(b) had reasonable ground for that belief.
24A(4)
For the purposes of this section a person shall be taken to have shown the matters specified in subsection (3) if—
(a) sufficient evidence of those matters is adduced to raise an issue with respect to them; and
(b) the contrary is not proved beyond a reasonable doubt.