Criminal Justice Act 2006
Amendment of section 8 of Principal Act. |
37.— Section 8 of the Principal Act is amended in subsection (1) by the deletion of paragraphs (d), (e), (f) and (g) and the insertion of the following paragraphs: | |
“(d) any person who has been sentenced to imprisonment for— | ||
(i) an offence under the Firearms Acts 1925 to 2006, the Offences Against the State Acts 1939 to 1998 or the Criminal Justice (Terrorist Offences) Act 2005 , or | ||
(ii) an offence under the law of another state involving the production or use of a firearm, | ||
and the sentence has not expired or it expired within the previous 5 years, | ||
(e) any person who is bound by a recognisance to keep the peace or be of good behaviour, a condition of which is that the person shall not possess, use or carry any firearm or ammunition, and | ||
(f) any person not ordinarily resident in the State (except a person who is temporarily so resident) for a period of 6 months before applying for a firearm certificate.”. |