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Subscribe to PNLDThe Firearms Rules 1998 are amended from 5 August 2025, including the increase in number of referees required in support of an application for the grant or renewal of a shotgun certificate from one to two (rule 5).
Is there a duty to conduct reviews of detention, where the person is in custody for matters other than being suspected of committing an offence, e.g. breach of bail, breach of the peace? Likewise, what is the situation in respect of a person remanded to the police cells for three days (also known as a three day lie or lay down) under the provisions of the Magistrates Courts Act 1980?
From 1 August 2025, ninja swords are added to the list of offensive weapons contained in the Schedule to the Criminal Justice Act 1988 (Offensive Weapons) Order 1988, meaning from that date, it is an offence to possess the items in private. It will also be an offence to manufacture and sell the items.
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