Section 288: Certain firearms offences to be triable only on indictment

Criminal Justice Act 2003 · 2003 c. 44View on legislation.gov.uk

Criminal Justice Act 2003
- Section 287: Minimum sentence for certain firearms offences
- Section 289: Power to sentence young offender to detention in respect of certain firearms offences: England and Wales

Part 12: Sentencing — Chapter 8: Other provisions about sentencing

In Part 1 of Schedule 6 to the Firearms Act 1968 (c. 27) (prosecution and punishment of offences) for the entries relating to offences under section 5(1) (possessing or distributing prohibited weapons or ammunition) and section 5(1A) (possessing or distributing other prohibited weapons) there is substituted—

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