Section 24ZA Firearms Act 1968

Date Updated: January 2012

Title: Firearms

Offence: Failing to prevent minors from having air weapons

It is an offence for a person in possession of an air weapon to fail to take reasonable precautions to prevent any person under the age of eighteen from having the weapon with him.

Legislation: Section 24ZA Firearms Act 1968

Commencement Date: 10 February 2011

Mode of Trial: Summary only

Statutory Limitations & Maximum Penalty: A fine of level 3 on the standard scale

Relevant Sentencing Guidelines (If Any)

R v Avis (1998) 1 Cr.App.R 420 CA

Ancillary Orders: