Firearms Act 1925

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F110[Punishments.

25.— Any person who commits an offence under this Act in respect of which no other punishment is provided is liable in respect of each such offence—

(a) on summary conviction, to a fine not exceeding €5,000 or imprisonment for a term not exceeding 12 months or both, or

(b) on conviction on indictment, to a fine not exceeding €20,000 or imprisonment for a term not exceeding 5 years or both.]

Annotations

Amendments:

F110

Substituted (1.08.2006) by Criminal Justice Act 2006 (26/2006), s. 45, S.I. No. 390 of 2006. A fine of €5,000 translates into a class A fine not greater than €5,000 as provided (4.01.2011) by Fines Act 2010 (8/2010), ss. 3, 4(3) and table ref. no. 1, S.I. No. 662 of 2010.

Editorial Notes:

E54

Offences under this section designated serious offences (4.09.1998) by Bail Act 1997 (16/1997), s. 1 and sch. paras. 14(e), 29 and 30, S.I. No. 315 of 1998, as sch. para. 14 substituted (18.05.2007) by Criminal Justice Act 2007 (29/2007), s. 17(a), S.I. No. 236 of 2007.