Criminal Justice Act 2006
Increase of Certain Penalties under Firearms Acts 1925 to 2000
Section 64 .
Section of Act |
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Amendment of Firearms Act 1925 |
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12(4) |
Register to be kept by firearms dealer |
fifty pounds |
€3,000 |
12(5) |
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twenty-five pounds |
€1,500 |
13(2) |
Inspections of stock of firearms dealer |
ten pounds |
€1,000 or imprisonment for a term not exceeding 6 months or both |
21(4) |
Search for and seizure of certain firearms, etc. |
liable on summary conviction thereof in the case of a first offence to a penalty not exceeding ten pounds, and in the case of a second or any subsequent offence to a penalty not exceeding twenty pounds |
liable on summary conviction to a fine not exceeding €1,000 or imprisonment for a term not exceeding 6 months or both |
22(2) |
Powers of members of Garda Síochána |
ten pounds |
€1,000 |
Amendment of Firearms and Offensive Weapons Act 1990 |
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7(6)(a) |
Possession, sale, etc. of silencers |
£1,000 |
€5,000 |
7(6)(b) |
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five years |
7 years |
8(a) |
Reckless discharge of firearm |
£1,000 |
€5,000 |
8(b) |
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five years |
7 years |
9(7)(a) |
Possession of knives, etc. |
£1,000 |
€5,000 |
9(7)(b) |
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£1,000 |
€5,000 |
10(3)(a) |
Trespassing with knife, etc. |
£1,000 |
€5,000 |
11(a) |
Production of article capable of inflicting serious injury |
£1,000 |
€5,000 |
12(3)(a) |
Power to prohibit manufacture, etc. of offensive weapons |
£1,000 |
€5,000 |
12(3)(b) |
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five years |
7 years |
Amendment of Firearms (Firearm Certificates for Non-Residents) Act 2000 |
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3(4)(a) |
Prohibition of false information and alteration of firearm certificates |
£1,000 |
€2,500 |
3(4)(b) |
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£10,000 |
€20,000 |