Criminal Law (Jurisdiction) Act, 1976
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Possession of firearm or ammunition in suspicious circumstances. |
8.—The Firearms Act, 1964 , is hereby amended by the insertion after section 27 of the following section: | |
“27A. (1) A person who has a firearm or ammunition in his possession or under his control in such circumstances as to give rise to a reasonable inference that he has not got it in his possession or under his control for a lawful purpose shall, unless he has it in his possession or under his control for a lawful purpose, be guilty of an offence and shall be liable on conviction on indictment to imprisonment for a term not exceeding five years. | ||
(2) In the application of section 2 of the Criminal Law (Jurisdiction) Act, 1976, to this section, it shall be presumed, unless the contrary is shown, that a purpose that is unlawful in the State is unlawful in Northern Ireland.” |